Diane Feldman

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Writer/researcher living in Jackson. Former head of a DC opinion research firm. Author of book on Holmes County. Writing one on MS women civil war to suffrage.

Jackson, MS Joined May 2009

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Diane Feldman @dianefeldman 15h

There is a lot of history around the election here. Below, yes, then our 1890 Constitution designed to pick and choose the voters those in charge wanted, the organizing tradition of the civil rights movement…. And then there is @scott_colom who knows about all of that and is our future. #MississippiMatters

HubCityOldMan(Marc Girard) @coachG61 18h

@cindyhydesmith You called Beauvoir “Mississippi history at its best.” It was the home of one of your heroes, Jefferson Davis. He abandoned Richmond and fled. He was captured in GA, allegedly in women’s clothing. Be like Lee. He surrendered with honor and dignity.

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Diane Feldman @dianefeldman 15h

Except in DC, elections are not so much about left or right as they are about for me or for somebody else. It is a matter of personality, personal history, accessibility, and, yes, issues and message. Who is the elite has as much to do with presentation and snobbery as issue positioning. That’s why Trump is President. Also why so many didn’t see MS coming.

Neera Tanden🌻 Verified account @neeratanden 19h

The problem with this worn talking point is that voters considered Kamala too left and more left than Trump was right. No one likes to deal with that fact but it remains true. She wasn’t a moderate candidate to the country, just to Mehdi. nytimes.com/2024/09/08/ups…
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Diane Feldman @dianefeldman 15h

Yup. It is also a question of having people who understand the south part of the decision process. I have lived in Mississippi eight years after doing work here for over thirty years. I am just beginning to understand it a bit.

Jaime Harrison Verified account @harrisonjaime 2d

Little to no sustained investment in FL, LA, MS, SC, and much of the South. That MUST change.

We can’t keep calling Black voters the backbone of the Democratic Party while failing to invest in the states where so many live.

Listen to the folks on the ground. Invest in them. Give them the resources to build and compete.

You can’t win everywhere if you refuse to invest everywhere.
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Diane Feldman @dianefeldman 15h

It is a great story - and kudos to the Holmes County team. The county has a very long organizing tradition. I wrote a book about it, published by University Press of Mississippi but also on Amazon. amazon.com/dp/1496857461?…

www.amazon.com Borrowed Land, Stolen Labor, and the Holy Spirit: The Struggle for Power and Equality in Holmes... Borrowed Land, Stolen Labor, and the Holy Spirit: The Struggle for Power and Equality in Holmes County, Mississippi

Alex Heard @alexheard 16h

Amazing story in the Washington Post about intense and effective organizing in Holmes County, Mississippi.

"How a Mississippi election came down to the clerk’s office" wapo.st/4AbqTpg
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Diane Feldman @dianefeldman 2d

#MississippiMatters. And so does my Congressman.

Bennie G. Thompson @BGThompsonMS 2d

I joined MS NOW to discuss Scott Colom’s historic Senate run, what it means for the state of Mississippi.

Mississippians made their voices heard, and the results speak for themselves.

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