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NDN News: Dems Good At This Capitalism Thing, New Simon Political Briefing, 2022's Two Elections

Feb Jobs Report A Blockbuster – In a new thread and post, we review the remarkable new February jobs report.  It’s a reminder of how much better the economy is today under Joe Biden, despite COVID, global inflation, Russia’s aggression, supply chain challenges, domestic insurrection and extremism here in the US.  Some data:

If you want to do a deeper dive into all this data come watch our signature presentation, With Democrats Things Get Better.  We have two opportunities to see a newly updated version next week, and you can also watch the recording from Jan 26th.  It is new and fresh each time, so even if you have seen it before you will benefit from new data and analysis.  You can learn more, access the Jan 26th recording or sign up for next week’s live showings here. 

As we discuss in the presentation, any honest look at the economic records of the two parties since the Cold War ended and a new age of globalization began would suggest that it has been the Democratic Party, not the Republican Party, which has made capitalism work best for the United States and its people.  And its not even a close call.  x

Simon’s New Political Briefing -  Simon did a political briefing and hangout on Friday.  You can catch a recording of it here.  Opening comments run about 15 minutes.  His toplines:

In the briefing Simon also discusses the new front page NYT story, The ‘Red Wave’ Washout: How Skewed Polls Fed A False Election Narrative, which chronicles NDN’s battle against right-wing election narratives in the 2022 election.  Simon’s work in fighting the red wave narrative was also cited in a Daily Beast story about Nate Silver and 538.  You can learn more about this important work here. 

NDN and Future Majority Host “Get Louder” Event with MeidasTouch, Courier Newsroom, Resolute Square and DSR Network – A few weeks ago NDN and Future Majority hosted a remarkable live gathering of innovative media leaders.  We brought together bringing four organizations we think are doing exemplary work, and need greater attention in DC and across the country.  We were joined by:

You can learn more, swatch a recording here.  Simon has also posted a new essay about why this event is important, and a new video about how stronger and louder the Dem grassroots has become.  This was a really terrific discussion and well worth your time. 

On His Way to Mexico, Biden Kicks Off Important Immigration Debate Here in the US – On his way to meeting with the leaders of Mexico and Canada, President Biden offered an intelligent new plan to address the unprecedented flow of migrants to the our southern border.  It would accept an elevated level of asylum seekers with fiscal sponsors from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, while using temporary authorities to turn back those who don’t fit these new requirements.  An important new debate about immigration and the border has begun, and NDN is hopeful, given the GOP’s obvious concern about these issues, that a bi-partisan legislative package to modernize our immigration system could get to the President’s desk this year.  

Two recent op-eds, Farah Stockman in the NYTimes and David Ignatius in the Washington Post, provide helpful context.  In a Washington Post essay, Greg Sargent cites Simon on how the President should approach this debate:

As Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg points out, the four border states are represented by five Democratic senators and only two Republican ones — and by three Democratic governors. Big gains in the Southwest are one of the party’s biggest political success stories. Shouldn’t the immigration debate reflect this?

“It’s important that these voices become much louder,” Rosenberg told me. “Democrats have to stop allowing the debate to be dominated by Republicans and extremists.”

Understanding the Nature of the Conflict We Are In – 2023 has already provided several vivid reminders that despite the 2022 election being a very good one for Democrats, the threat of MAGA and its allies, here and abroad, remains a very real one.  Creating a far better understanding of the nature of this new conflict America and pro-democracy forces find themselves in, and forging a long-term plan to ensure democracy prevails here and abroad has become one of the center-left’s most important responsibilities now. 

Our defense of democracy in WWII and the Cold War was one of the Democratic Party’s most important achievements.  It appears history is calling on us once again.  In a new Spanish language essay in Mexico's El Universal, Univision anchor Leon Krauze quotes Simon extensively about the dangers of the GOP's descent into illiberalism. 

Onward - The NDN Team

                                                                                                                                                                  

                                                                          

                                                                                                                                                            

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