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We weren't always dorks. Democrats once had leaders like [URL='https://www.newsweek.com/topic/barack-obama']Barack Obama[/URL], [URL='https://www.newsweek.com/topic/bill-clinton']Bill Clinton[/URL], and the Kennedys—[URL='https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fworld-us-canada-36172823&data=05%7C02%7Cj.fields%40newsweek.com%7C1e89df8bb61b4ebd385808dd577ca3ee%7Cc6bc3eb5d7334f82ba021aa6e30053d3%7C0%7C0%7C638762915056916835%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=q2nny0cGPQUuyBmSfo2HMMJhCegv2bHVGIBbQhtE7U0%3D&reserved=0']people you wanted to laugh and have a beer with[/URL]. They weren't just competent; they were likable. They could connect, make people laugh, and win voters with policy AND personality.
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They talk down to people.  They can't make jokes.  This wasn't always the case.