Hello! I’m a resident of one of the BOW counties in Wisconsin, one of the most purple regions of the country. The way Dems in on the coast talk about the Midwest is already really frustrating and dismissive. Then, in op-eds, Ezra and other pundits treat purple state residents as indecipherable and unpredictable.

In his op-ed today, Ezra made the same kind of comment and insinuated that Harris won’t get Wisconsinites excited (she is). He also floated Gavin Newsom as a serious contender. Genuinely, why is Newsom so attractive as a national candidate and why do these people concerned about swing state voters keep pushing him? (EDIT: I’m not talking about as Kamala’s VP mate, I’m saying as a presidential candidate). He is the epitome of everything that turns swing voters off about Dems. Run him as a presidential candidate and it will handily give the election to the GOP. I just don’t understand why pundits struggle to understand us so much.

Also, can people stop with the “it’s a coronation” bullshit. It feeds one of the GOPs attack angles, and no one is going to seriously challenge her. Doing so - and the media circus it will cause - will turn swing voters off from voting Dem. We all knew what we signed up for when we voted Biden/Harris. She’s earned this.