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So, I'm watching CNN and I hear this often touted opinion about Trump, this time applied to his latest EO regarding the travel ban. This coming from a democratic politician:
"he can keep doing this, and he will find he will create a divide which may work for his base but it will damage his support from the largest growing segments of the population".
Of course, this is the usual identity politics they used before and during the election. Been using it for some time, this time unsuccessfully. What so many of these people refuse to get through their heads is that the election confirmed what America wants. He won 33 states, a massive number of districts. Up and down the ballot Democrats lost and lost again. They've been shedding national support up and down the ticket since 2008, yet, they somehow believe, because California and New York are heavily Democratic, that the entire country MUST be moving towards harming the GOP...even months after a large EC loss.
This un-American attitude is not healthy for American democracy, but it makes for great politics, even if it's only make-believe...
"he can keep doing this, and he will find he will create a divide which may work for his base but it will damage his support from the largest growing segments of the population".
Of course, this is the usual identity politics they used before and during the election. Been using it for some time, this time unsuccessfully. What so many of these people refuse to get through their heads is that the election confirmed what America wants. He won 33 states, a massive number of districts. Up and down the ballot Democrats lost and lost again. They've been shedding national support up and down the ticket since 2008, yet, they somehow believe, because California and New York are heavily Democratic, that the entire country MUST be moving towards harming the GOP...even months after a large EC loss.
This un-American attitude is not healthy for American democracy, but it makes for great politics, even if it's only make-believe...