Turns out voters just really wanna win.
2016 presidential election
Posted inPolitics
The Straw Man Argument About the Election that Won’t Die
Yes, Trump won because of support from the white working class. Democrats need to face that uncomfortable fact.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Bad Faith: The Religion of Trumpism
We don’t have a prayer of changing anybody’s mind about Donald Trump. Perhaps the most depressing aspect of this week’s revelations about the treachery of the 45th President is the reality that at bottom, only progressives are truly morally outraged. No Republican cheerleader will have an attack of conscience, ever. Those who made the ghastly […]
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Ghost of Primaries Future
I started last week being ticked off at Bill Maher for his suggestion that members of the Democratic Party’s base are too obsessed with so-called “identity politics.” As part of his tirade, Maher mentioned Democrats lamenting perceived racism in sports–something that was remarkably tone-deaf in light of, well, racism in sports. Something tells me Adam […]
Posted inFeatured, Politics
This Group of Voters Could Decide the 2018 Elections
Democrats can’t afford to ignore so-called ‘Stuck in the Middle’ voters.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal
Will Outrage Fatigue Allow Trump to Survive?
Trump and his enablers are betting on the likelihood that many Americans will become comfortably numb to his antics.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, March/April/May 2017
A Consequential Presidency
Bill Clinton rescued his party from near obscurity a quarter century ago. Democrats would be wise to closely examine the lessons of his tenure as they set out to rebuild after the devastating 2016 elections.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Camera Never Denies
Good on Mark Phillips of CBS News for his series this past week on the impact that human-caused climate change is having on our world. After years of US broadcast and cable entities downplaying and dismissing the importance of this issue, it was quite impressive to see Phillips and CBS report on the climate crisis […]
Posted inEconomy, Featured
Trump and the Revolt of the White Middle Class
No, the down-and-out white working class didn’t propel Trump to the presidency.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal
The Silver Lining of Trump’s Win: 2020 is More Important than 2016
Historically, election in zero-years are crucial to party dominance.
