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CBHagman

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30. I appreciate your perspective...

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 12:49 PM

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...and at heart, everything we do as Democrats/progressives is about the next generation (the analogy of planting a tree is useful here, with programs and policies meant to prevent problems and address needs—and be adjusted as leaders see how well they work or don't work).

I'm all for balance, and I would also point to one of Heather Cox Richardson's Politics Chats, in which she addressed the different roles within leadership. Here's the video I'm thinking of, and I recommend paying attention to what she says about 34 minutes in, which covers different skill sets.

She doesn't mention ageism, but I have been concerned that some people are writing off entire swaths of the population when coalitions matter.

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