The DNC blew it. Here's how and why.

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33. Biden's decision to run was a terrible decision.

Certainly, not having a conventional primary, where our new generation of leaders, and we, as a party, hammer out ideas and someone emerges with a stamp of leadership approval, was a critical juncture on the road to this end.

And frankly, IMO, we didn't have a conventional primary in 2016. Hillary Clinton was effectively anointed.

It was time for our party to start cranking over to a new generation, but too many boomers and older are hanging on too long (and I say this as a 65 yo person).

Can we please just take a beat? There were lots of forces at work here. The dynamics aren't clear. Analysis and reflection in the coming weeks will provide more insight.

As Simon Rosenberg points out, we also have to be very careful. There is going to be a lot of crap flying around about what happened -- and a lot of it from self-promoting, bad faith actors. We must beware. He talks about this and other things I think it is essential we hear in his latest video. It is long (about an hour), but I highly recommend:

https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/early-thoughts-on-the-election-video