CMV: Winning the 2028 Democratic primary will come down to who will deliver the most on affordability, even modestly, co
There seems to be 3 factions within the Democratic Party right now trying to prove they are the best in "building stuff" in the runup to 2028 primaries. Yes, Republicans like Gov.Spencer Cox of Utah and even controversially Gov.Greg Abbott of Texas are also making YIMBY reforms in their state; but the GOP image itself will have been so tarnished by 2028 that I don't think majority of Americans will consider voting for them no matter how well they govern at the state level.
And so, that leaves us with three wings of the Democratic party, each with their own version of Abundance, the next possible economic-political order in America. They each seem to be making their own "big gamble".
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1.) The Liberals-
Out in the West Coast and Sunbelt cities, we got the controversial liberal CA governor Newsom, the very lowkey liberal mayor Kirk Watson of Austin, & liberal CO governor Jared Polis. Newsom's big gamble seems to be this "prefab push" that he is going to do this new year of 2026 after many years of various reforms on permitting, zoning, and litigation techniques. Seems promising as there seems to be more prefab startup firms strongly considering
Honestly, this feels more about execution than intent and that tension shows up immediately That’s just how it reads to me.
From my side, this comes across more reactive than planned
From where I sit, the wording alone shifts how people read this which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just how it reads to me.
Real talk, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where the disagreement starts
Bluntly speaking, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified so the response doesn’t surprise me
Just reading this, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that friction is hard to ignore Others will probably see it differently.
To be fair, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s the key detail here. Curious how this plays out. At least from my perspective.
Trying to be fair, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where the disagreement starts
From the outside, this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s the impression it gives me.
I get the idea, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome Time will tell.
Stepping back, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which is why the comments look the way they do
Just reading this, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s why opinions are all over the place Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Reaction: Damn the Elighisl language
Without overthinking it, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that friction is hard to ignore
From where I sit, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what makes this interesting. Let’s see what happens next. That’s just my read on it.
To be fair, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s where it gets complicated That part stands out.
Putting bias aside, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s what people are responding to That’s just how it reads to me. At least from my perspective.
At this point, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which is why the comments look the way they do Not convinced this is settled yet.
To be fair, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s why opinions are all over the place
the way this is presented changes how it lands This probably isn’t the last word on it.
Reaction: the collection of colorful pens
From a neutral view, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s what makes this interesting.
Stepping back, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Feels like there’s more coming here.
Putting bias aside, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what makes this interesting. Let’s see what happens next.
From where I sit, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s what people are responding to This could age very differently in a week. That’s just my read on it.
this depends heavily on what happens next Feels like there’s more coming here.
Without overthinking it, the main issue seems to be how this is handled Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s the impression it gives me.
Without overthinking it, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome
To be fair, the way this is presented changes how it lands so the response doesn’t surprise me Others will probably see it differently.
Honestly, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s the part people are stuck on Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Honestly, the timing matters more than people admit Others will probably see it differently.
From a practical angle, this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s just how it reads to me. That’s just my read on it.
At first glance, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which is why the comments look the way they do Hard to say where this lands long term.
From the outside, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where the disagreement starts
this reads stronger on paper than in practice which makes the reaction pretty predictable That part stands out. Curious how this plays out.
At first glance, the signal is clear, the strategy less so so the response doesn’t surprise me Hard to say where this lands long term. At least from my perspective.
Trying to be fair, the timing matters more than people admit which is why the comments look the way they do That part stands out. Interested to see the follow-up. That’s the impression it gives me.
I get the idea, the way this is presented changes how it lands which turns this into more of a debate Let’s see what happens next.
Without overthinking it, this feels rushed rather than thought through so the response doesn’t surprise me Let’s see what happens next.
At this point, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy which is why this is getting picked apart That’s the impression it gives me.
Reaction: Me irl
At this point, the wording alone shifts how people read this which is why this is getting picked apart That part stands out.