The eagerness to find a 'demographic' on which to hang this loss is no surprise. That would provide a nice explanation for this failure - and a focus for whom to pander for the mid-terms. But, no. To paraphrase a comment I made on one of the many other 'What? How? Why?' columns posted this week, the Opposition took its first giant false …
The eagerness to find a 'demographic' on which to hang this loss is no surprise. That would provide a nice explanation for this failure - and a focus for whom to pander for the mid-terms. But, no. To paraphrase a comment I made on one of the many other 'What? How? Why?' columns posted this week, the Opposition took its first giant false step with Obama's reference to the working class as 'bitter clingers' in 2008 - setting the stage for ugly animosity long before Trump entered the scene.
As Carville said, "It's the economy, stupid." And, . . . It's the vilification. It's the condescension. It's the contempt. It's the censorship. It's the deceit. It's the betrayal. It's the petulance. It's the bullets. There is NO self-respecting 'demographic' who wants any of this. Simply put, this behavior turned Trump into a martyr and his followers into disciples.
Which route should the democrats take now? Stop the antagonistic attitude - and find a positive, productive message - clearly stated - that doesn't require naming and blaming your Opposition.
The eagerness to find a 'demographic' on which to hang this loss is no surprise. That would provide a nice explanation for this failure - and a focus for whom to pander for the mid-terms. But, no. To paraphrase a comment I made on one of the many other 'What? How? Why?' columns posted this week, the Opposition took its first giant false step with Obama's reference to the working class as 'bitter clingers' in 2008 - setting the stage for ugly animosity long before Trump entered the scene.
As Carville said, "It's the economy, stupid." And, . . . It's the vilification. It's the condescension. It's the contempt. It's the censorship. It's the deceit. It's the betrayal. It's the petulance. It's the bullets. There is NO self-respecting 'demographic' who wants any of this. Simply put, this behavior turned Trump into a martyr and his followers into disciples.
Which route should the democrats take now? Stop the antagonistic attitude - and find a positive, productive message - clearly stated - that doesn't require naming and blaming your Opposition.