The original point was changing people’s minds so they support you. His supporters already support him, so that’s not really a good example.
I also don’t think you’re right about his supporters. The fact he’s trying to cover it up and change the coverage tells me that he’s losing on that issue.
I also don’t think you’re right about his supporters. The fact he’s trying to cover it up and change the coverage tells me that he’s losing on that issue.
February 15, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The original point was changing people’s minds so they support you. His supporters already support him, so that’s not really a good example.
I also don’t think you’re right about his supporters. The fact he’s trying to cover it up and change the coverage tells me that he’s losing on that issue.
I also don’t think you’re right about his supporters. The fact he’s trying to cover it up and change the coverage tells me that he’s losing on that issue.
Trump is completely underwater with independents, his approval rating is as low as it’s ever been. He hasn’t convinced anyone who doesn’t already support him.
February 15, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Trump is completely underwater with independents, his approval rating is as low as it’s ever been. He hasn’t convinced anyone who doesn’t already support him.
I know what tariffs do, but most folks that voted Trump do not.
Trump changed the GOP leadership on Russia, but I don’t think most R voters are really “pro-Russia”. They think “Russia, Russia, Russia” was a Dem plot and they don’t believe Trump is favoring Russia, they think he’s making deals.
Trump changed the GOP leadership on Russia, but I don’t think most R voters are really “pro-Russia”. They think “Russia, Russia, Russia” was a Dem plot and they don’t believe Trump is favoring Russia, they think he’s making deals.
February 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I know what tariffs do, but most folks that voted Trump do not.
Trump changed the GOP leadership on Russia, but I don’t think most R voters are really “pro-Russia”. They think “Russia, Russia, Russia” was a Dem plot and they don’t believe Trump is favoring Russia, they think he’s making deals.
Trump changed the GOP leadership on Russia, but I don’t think most R voters are really “pro-Russia”. They think “Russia, Russia, Russia” was a Dem plot and they don’t believe Trump is favoring Russia, they think he’s making deals.
Ive been semi-following Yglesias for years and I have not seen any evidence of him being anti-trans.
February 15, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Ive been semi-following Yglesias for years and I have not seen any evidence of him being anti-trans.
Rs have hated immigration way before Trump. Rubio got burnt in early 2010’s pushing a bipartisan immigration bill. Trump came out swinging against immigrants in 2015 and he sailed through the primary.
Trump has admitted to throwing everything at the wall and going with whatever sticks.
Trump has admitted to throwing everything at the wall and going with whatever sticks.
February 15, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Rs have hated immigration way before Trump. Rubio got burnt in early 2010’s pushing a bipartisan immigration bill. Trump came out swinging against immigrants in 2015 and he sailed through the primary.
Trump has admitted to throwing everything at the wall and going with whatever sticks.
Trump has admitted to throwing everything at the wall and going with whatever sticks.
I think you’re getting the “thing that’s supported” wrong.
R voters generally disdain other countries, so tariffs (sticking it to other countries) and Venezuela (kicking another country’s ass) are easy to support.
Russia is an anti-Dem reaction; Ds said Russia is a big deal so Rs do opposite.
R voters generally disdain other countries, so tariffs (sticking it to other countries) and Venezuela (kicking another country’s ass) are easy to support.
Russia is an anti-Dem reaction; Ds said Russia is a big deal so Rs do opposite.
February 15, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I think you’re getting the “thing that’s supported” wrong.
R voters generally disdain other countries, so tariffs (sticking it to other countries) and Venezuela (kicking another country’s ass) are easy to support.
Russia is an anti-Dem reaction; Ds said Russia is a big deal so Rs do opposite.
R voters generally disdain other countries, so tariffs (sticking it to other countries) and Venezuela (kicking another country’s ass) are easy to support.
Russia is an anti-Dem reaction; Ds said Russia is a big deal so Rs do opposite.
Agreed, that’s a bit of my frustration with Gelliott. He wants to claim this stuff is obvious, when it very much isn’t. He’s a statistician, he should be able to support his point with some solid stats rather than just call people dumb for disagreeing.
February 14, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Agreed, that’s a bit of my frustration with Gelliott. He wants to claim this stuff is obvious, when it very much isn’t. He’s a statistician, he should be able to support his point with some solid stats rather than just call people dumb for disagreeing.
You’re dismissing my question with an appeal to authority rather than provide an example. If it is THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR, as you said, then you should be able to point to gay marriage or abortion or some other issue where a politician moved public opinion in a measurable way.
February 14, 2026 at 9:19 PM
You’re dismissing my question with an appeal to authority rather than provide an example. If it is THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR, as you said, then you should be able to point to gay marriage or abortion or some other issue where a politician moved public opinion in a measurable way.
Do you have any evidence to back up this assertion? If it’s the most powerful force in public opinion, can you point to examples where elite leadership actually moved public opinion and not the other way around?
February 14, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Do you have any evidence to back up this assertion? If it’s the most powerful force in public opinion, can you point to examples where elite leadership actually moved public opinion and not the other way around?
Their warning was that progressives were turning them, against their will, into complete right wing loons.
These people will never agree to any responsibility for the current mess we’re in.
These people will never agree to any responsibility for the current mess we’re in.
February 9, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Their warning was that progressives were turning them, against their will, into complete right wing loons.
These people will never agree to any responsibility for the current mess we’re in.
These people will never agree to any responsibility for the current mess we’re in.
He just throws shade at more established pundits like Matt Yglesias without putting forward anything actionable.
January 29, 2026 at 1:30 AM
He just throws shade at more established pundits like Matt Yglesias without putting forward anything actionable.
For sure, and Obama’s immigration policy was very reasonable. My complaint with Gelliot is that he never provides that kind of analysis. How would Obama’s policy poll in red/purple states? What kind of rhetoric should red state Dems use to win long term support on immigration?
January 29, 2026 at 1:30 AM
For sure, and Obama’s immigration policy was very reasonable. My complaint with Gelliot is that he never provides that kind of analysis. How would Obama’s policy poll in red/purple states? What kind of rhetoric should red state Dems use to win long term support on immigration?
Sure, but democrats need to win more than just one election to save this country. Just being anti-Trump isn’t gonna cut it long term.
January 29, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Sure, but democrats need to win more than just one election to save this country. Just being anti-Trump isn’t gonna cut it long term.
It is a problem if it helps lose an election. I’m not sure if you realize, but Trump won the last presidential election.
January 29, 2026 at 1:23 AM
It is a problem if it helps lose an election. I’m not sure if you realize, but Trump won the last presidential election.
That’s not an affirmative solution to undocumented immigration.
January 28, 2026 at 11:12 PM
That’s not an affirmative solution to undocumented immigration.
I keep reading your posts hoping to see you suggest a positive position democrats can get behind on immigration; it’s interesting that you never stake a position on the topic.
We get it, Trump’s immigration agenda is unpopular…but so is the democrat’s agenda.
We get it, Trump’s immigration agenda is unpopular…but so is the democrat’s agenda.
January 28, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I keep reading your posts hoping to see you suggest a positive position democrats can get behind on immigration; it’s interesting that you never stake a position on the topic.
We get it, Trump’s immigration agenda is unpopular…but so is the democrat’s agenda.
We get it, Trump’s immigration agenda is unpopular…but so is the democrat’s agenda.
Also, you should consider that the most progressive policies failed to win nationally in 2016 and 2020. Both times the more moderate candidates won the most votes within Dem primaries. I’m sure you’ll switch to conspiracies next, but folks like Bernie and Warren weren’t able to get the votes.
December 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Also, you should consider that the most progressive policies failed to win nationally in 2016 and 2020. Both times the more moderate candidates won the most votes within Dem primaries. I’m sure you’ll switch to conspiracies next, but folks like Bernie and Warren weren’t able to get the votes.
I didn’t say i had a strategy, stop projecting. My point was that Gelliott keeps trashing folks without suggesting any positive policy platform Dems should support on immigration. If he wants to be a pundit, great, but at some point he should actually stake a position.
December 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I didn’t say i had a strategy, stop projecting. My point was that Gelliott keeps trashing folks without suggesting any positive policy platform Dems should support on immigration. If he wants to be a pundit, great, but at some point he should actually stake a position.
You’re like an old crayon. You’ve got no point! Boom, roasted.
December 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
You’re like an old crayon. You’ve got no point! Boom, roasted.
It’s convenient to think that yours is the only correct opinion in the world. Wrong, but convenient.
December 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
It’s convenient to think that yours is the only correct opinion in the world. Wrong, but convenient.
You’re defending Gelliott, so you’re obviously someone who struggles with coherent thought. Nice to meet you!
December 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
You’re defending Gelliott, so you’re obviously someone who struggles with coherent thought. Nice to meet you!
DACA does not = open borders. DACA folks have a much more sympathetic backstory than adult immigrants crossing the border. You’re really reaching.
December 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
DACA does not = open borders. DACA folks have a much more sympathetic backstory than adult immigrants crossing the border. You’re really reaching.
That’s the message you would use to convince your Republican voting neighbors to support higher levels of immigration? I doubt they would view new immigrants as their neighbors. It’s a noble sentiment, but if a majority of red state voters believed that, it wouldn’t be a red state.
December 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
That’s the message you would use to convince your Republican voting neighbors to support higher levels of immigration? I doubt they would view new immigrants as their neighbors. It’s a noble sentiment, but if a majority of red state voters believed that, it wouldn’t be a red state.
Most people do not want open borders, especially when it’s described that bluntly. I’ve never seen any polling suggesting a majority of Americans want zero border restrictions.
December 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Most people do not want open borders, especially when it’s described that bluntly. I’ve never seen any polling suggesting a majority of Americans want zero border restrictions.