Can the Democrats’ Structural Advantages Be Overcome?
10th April 2023
John Hinderaker at Power Line.
American Experiment’s Bill Glahn has done a detailed analysis of campaign finance in Minnesota’s 2022 election cycle. He provided links to his findings here. In this Twitter thread, he sums up his thoughts about the structural advantages that Democrats enjoy in Minnesota, and, to one degree or another, across much of the United States. If you sometimes wonder how a party whose ideas are so awful can remain electorally competitive, this helps answer the question.
The 800-pound gorilla is, of course, the government-employee unions, starting with the teachers and working your way up.