Democrats struggle to face the reality of the trump era
Democrats struggle to face the reality of the trump era
On Tuesday, we will find out if the Democrats have learned anything from the shocking defeat of Hillary Clinton two novembers ago. No, Donald Trump is not on the ballot this time, but that's a technicality. There is no doubt that these mid-term elections are about our current president.
Two years ago, Ms. Clinton focused on the flaws of her opponent's character to the fullest and then extended that criticism to her supporters, the "deplorable ones." of Mr. Trump's shortcomings, but he had different priorities. While she insisted on his behavior, he insisted on the issues that mattered most to them. Mrs. Clinton lost because millions of people who had supported Barack Obama refused to back her and turned to Mr. Trump.
There is no shortage of liberals who remain in denial about why Mrs. Clinton lost and who refuse to accept the result. Instead, they attribute Mr. Trump's triumph to James Comey, to Russian interference or to white nationalists. The question is whether the Democratic candidates in the current cycle have accepted the political reality, and the answer is that it depends. Last Friday, he found Obama campaigning for the Democrats in Detroit and Milwaukee, two places where Mrs. Clinton gave little importance in 2016. He seems to understand that it was the Democratic campaign's defective campaign strategy, not the law that cost him the chose .
Similarly, Democrats who are running for Senate seats in the states that Mr. Trump took used the last weeks of the campaign to focus on the problems rather than the president
feed. In Arizona, Florida and Missouri, Democratic candidates have been talking nonstop about health care, one of the main concerns of voters in both parties. Four years ago, the unpopularity of ObamaCare helped defeat incumbent Democrats in red states such as Arkansas and Louisiana and hand over control of the Senate to Republicans. But support for the law has steadily increased since Obama left office, and Democrats now see an opening. The result is that voters in some parts of the country are receiving an important debate about the costs and merits of single-payer health care and about the best way to insure people with pre-existing conditions. This is progress.
A week later, polls predict that Republicans will add some seats to their majority in the Senate and Democrats will gain (barely) control of the House. In Mach-speed political news cycles of the Trump era, however, a week is an eternity. In addition, there remains a critical mass of left-wing democrats and commentators who are eager to give Clinton another character assassination strategy another chance. These are the people who try to link the president's rhetoric with the synagogue shooter in Pittsburgh and the Florida post bomber. They have speculated that the White House is involved in covering up the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. For them, the political activism of the Koch brothers can be denounced from the floor of the Senate, while criticism of George Soros is rooted in anti-Semitism.
It's possible that what did not work for the Democrats in 2016 can win next week's day, but so far the strategy seems to be doing more harm than good. The enthusiasm that Democrats enjoyed for most of the year has disappeared. Maybe it was not such a good idea to give up on Brett Kavanaugh's life based on unproven allegations about his behavior in high school more than 30 years ago.
The trick of the Central American caravan is unlikely to be different for Democrats, who are either misinterpreting public sentiment about immigration or thinking that voters are stupid. The caravan did not develop organically or spontaneously. On the contrary, liberal activists have gathered thousands of people, advised them on what to say to journalists and immigration officials, and have sent them on a dangerous trip north with the intention of provoking a scene on the border of the United States. It is a mockery mockery of the asylum policies of the United States, an attempt to fabricate a crisis for political ends, and the president has a duty to intervene.
To some degree, the democrat behavior on display lately is born of despair. In terms of policies, the Trump presidency has had great success. Business tax cuts and deregulation are paying dividends. Economic growth has accelerated, unemployment is low, wages are increasing and consumer confidence is solid. The commercial war is a mistake, but that most liberals support, unfortunately. And to the extent that the Democrats have offered political prescriptions, they are of the Obama variety and were rejected when voters rejected Mrs. Clinton. The Democrats want to put a mask of fear Trump on their opponents. But after two years, who is afraid of Donald Trump?
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