Greg Sargent

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Yeah. Still, I cant think of a piece there that took a skeptical line on the idea that 2024 = seismic shift on immigration

the entire NYT opinion section, with the exception of @jamellebouie.net and maybe @dwallacewells.bsky.social, are also committed to this retconning, just as they are committed to only running pieces that reflect the view that Trump's 2024 win represented a seismic cultural shift on immigration too

A number of people citing Michelle Goldberg and Lydia Polgreen as exceptions. That's fair

Fair

"peak woke turned off some voters" is *not* what they're arguing, though. they're saying it *brought us Trump 2.0.* Why the constant need to simply will this to be true?

Just gonna keep pointing out: White voters mostly *sided with the protesters* during BLM 2020 protests. Many pundits cited @owasow.bsky.social's research on protests hurting Dems in the 60s, but I interviewed Wasow and he correctly predicted times had changed: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Also, adding to @besttrousers.bsky.social & @jamellebouie.net, Biden mostly sided w/ protesters before winning. This has been erased with a trick: "well Biden condemned the violence." So what? He endorsed protests' means/underlying goals! I detailed this here: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

It is simply incredible to me that no one wants to learn from this history. Biden DID NOT do any Sister Souljahing. He largely embraced the protesters, and cast Trump and white supremacy as the real threats to civil order. That worked! www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Biden literally ran ads in 2020 siding with the protesters. They were digital spots targeted at swing states. You can still watch them! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEjb...

The piece discusses Lindsey's college days