It's
time for the Democrats to screw the pooch again!
Trick
question: how can you reliably beat the Democrats in a national
election? Answer: release numerous polls showing them way ahead.
Hillary was way ahead in the polls right up to the election, which
she lost. The Dems saw those polls and shut down in safe mode. We got
this! All we have to do is not make a mistake! Who needs to visit
swing states? We got this! I wouldn't be surprised if the Trump
people were planting the polls showing him losing to multiple
Democrats. I'd be surprised if anyone told him about it, but it would
be a great idea coming from his handlers. (What a job that must be!
“Here's a cheeseburger Mr. President. Oh look! Fox and Friends is
on!”)
We
are also witnessing the repeat of the DNC struggle to lose by
rejecting progressive candidates who would actually have a chance of
winning in favor of middle-of-the-road centrist candidates. Hillary
was a nightmare candidate, let's face it. She's a mediocre public
speaker at best; she's awkward in any public setting; and no one
liked her. I kind of liked her, but I had serious reservations. I was
not in the least surprised that she lost. The war against Bernie
Sanders is back in full swing, even worse, in full view. The Dems are
somehow terrified of Elizabeth Warren as well, and I'm sure some of
them would feint at the mention of Mayor Pete. They like Cory Booker,
who is a wolf in sheep's clothing if ever there were one. They like
Kirsten Gillebrand, the very definition of “plain vanilla.” And
even though they've known him for forty years, they like Joe Biden!
Go figure! Those last three are lose, lose, and lose.
But
Biden beats Trump hands-down in all of the polls! Biden v. Trump is a
Trump walk over out here in the real world. Polls, schmolls, Biden v.
Trump and every single Trump fan comes out and votes while every
voter under thirty-five years old stays home and takes a nap in
between gig jobs.
How
could the Dems win? I feel like I did every time some procrastinator
came into my law office asking for help six months after the statute
of limitations had run. Then it was, “if only you'd come to see me
sooner.” Now it's, “if only you had taken the free advice that I
offered you after the loss in 2016 (or at least the suggestions I
made after the partial victory in 2018).”
If
you think he's bad now, just wait and see how it goes after he wins
next year. I hope that I'm wrong, but I think the odds are in his
favor. If he gets a second term, it will be his favorite phrase all
over again, “all options are on the table.” He's making all of
the generals rich, and junior officers aren't going to do anything.
Don't expect our police to be the ones to save democracy. Local
politicians are very easy to arrest on Federal charges. The rich love
him and when he makes his move they will cheerfully flood the TV with
propaganda. Is that old fashioned? TV? Okay, they'll flood whatever
is reaching people these days. Trump, whom we have deigned to
consider a fool, could burn the entire playhouse down. American
democracy has been slowly disappearing since the Patriot Act was
signed anyway. Add the 2000 election, the lies and corruption of the
Bush II years, the eight year assault on the democratic process when
Obama was president (“the year of the eight Justices”), the
Russians and Facebook and the voting machines and the FBI in 2016.
All it needs now is one small push and American democracy is going
right over the cliff.
You'd
better get back to the TV, or Facebook. The lies are stacking up
waiting for you. Handle with care! Whatever your politics are, remember your history: when it all goes wrong, everybody gets hurt.
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