Democrats need to accept these 3 truths to beat Trump in 2020
Key Points
- Now that we’re just a few weeks away from the Iowa caucuses and the real start to the 2020 voting process, there are still three basic facts the Democrats need to accept if they hope to have any chance to win the White House.
Now that we’re just a few weeks away from the Iowa caucuses and the real start to the 2020 voting process, there are still three basic facts the Democrats need to accept if they hope to have any chance to win the White House.
If you are a Democrat reading this, I warn you that this isn’t going to be easy. But no pain, no gain. So here goes:
Trump didn’t steal the 2016 election
Let’s start with what is still the toughest pill to swallow for Democrats: Trump won the White House fair and square.
The economy is doing well, even for the little guy
Whether they deserve it or not, Democrats have consistently been viewed by most American voters as the party that is more concerned with the poor and lower middle-income earners in this country.
In many ways, that’s been a golden ticket to victory for Democrats in almost every major election.
They only seem to mess it up when a Democratic administration presides over a worsening economy, (like under Jimmy Carter in 1980), or when Democratic candidates latch on to non-economic themes like social issues or foreign policy.
Stop denigrating the voters
Even mediocre students of American history should know that politics in this country have always been nasty. If you don’t believe that, do a little reading about the election of 1800 between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
But the nastiness has really only been effective when it’s directed at opposing candidates or parties. One of the rules just about every major American politician has followed is to never actually go after the opposing candidate’s or party’s voters. It’s an important distinction.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/27/demo...p-in-2020.html
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Now Ray, this is just for you.
The above is an opinion piece and, like most articles, a wall of text.
I've picked out the highlights so that, if it piques the readers interest they can go to the article and read more.
I'm sure that concept is easy enough even for you to grasp.