Liberal firebrands may not be best hope for divided Democrats in the Trump era

[james_1957]

The Virginia outcome suggests that firebrands in the mold of Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren may have less momentum within the party than they assumed in the wake of Trump's triumph. Like the Republican president, each has drawn energy with angry complaints that the political system is rigged to the detriment of average Americans.

However hostile the party's feelings about Trump, their challenge may get even steeper the closer the nation draws to the 2020 presidential contest. David Axelrod, the chief strategist in Barack Obama's breakthrough 2008 victory, notes a recurrent pattern: Voters seek qualities in their next president that compensate for what they consider defects in the last one.

Thus in 2000, they embraced George W. Bush's vow to restore "honor and dignity" to a White House tarnished by Bill Clinton's scandal. In 2008, they turned to Obama's deliberation over Bush's "gut-player" style. In 2016, an electoral majority opted for the bombast of a wealthy outsider vowing to "make America great again."

"In 2020, there will be a market for an antidote to him," Axelrod said. That points toward a quieter, more thoughtful approach that places a higher premium on governing experience.

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/06/libe...-be-best-hope-for-democrats-in-trump-era.html

 

[hznh]

Time for a new routine, Connie.

 

[james_1957]

Time for a new routine, Connie.

Hey there, Boo.

Thanks for confirming that Ferm's not an attorney.

 

[james_1957]

Time for a new routine, Connie.

Walked in, saw desk, want to leave - haven't even turned on computer.

Fuck.....

Time for you to show Ferm a little love, Boo.

 

[Rightguide]

I say let Comrades Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi, Tom Perez, speak for the Democrats, at least they tell the truth about their totalitarian aspirations, though at times incoherently.

 

[water505]

I say let Comrades Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi, Tom Perez, speak for the Democrats, at least they tell the truth about their totalitarian aspirations, though at times incoherently.

You say that as if their constituents could tell the difference.

 

[Rightguide]

You say that as if their constituents could tell the difference.

Hopefully, there's still more of us than there are of them willing to get off our asses and vote.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

I say let Comrades Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi, Tom Perez, speak for the Democrats, at least they tell the truth about their totalitarian aspirations, though at times incoherently.

You say that as if their constituents could tell the difference.

lol...