UPDATED: Violence, Schools, Masks: Three Losing Issues For Dems?
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As we approach the post-convention campaign season, three issues are taking shape that look to me like sure losers for Dems. First is violence. There are two aspects to the violence, but they are intertwined and are closely connected to Dem politics. The first aspect is the overtly political violence of Antifa, trashing city centers, erecting overtly Communist "autonomous zones", etc. This violence has been embraced by both local and national Dem politicians. However, Antifa's role has, thanks to the media, been eclipsed to a significant extent. The media and the Dem party no doubt thought it was a smart move to link this political violence to an more articulable cause than Antifa--BLM. This is turning out, in my view, to be not such a smart move. The reason is that Blue cities across the country are now--quite predictably--seeing an explosion of crime and looting sprees that is now being connected in the public's eyes with Dem politicians. This has been combined with an anti-police movement that has also been embraced by both local and national Dems. Expect to see Pelosi and her "Storm Trooper" comments featuring in GOP ads, along with clips of violent rioting and looting.
UPDATED: Violence, Schools, Masks: Three Losing Issues For Dems?
UPDATED: Violence, Schools, Masks: Three…
UPDATED: Violence, Schools, Masks: Three Losing Issues For Dems?
As we approach the post-convention campaign season, three issues are taking shape that look to me like sure losers for Dems. First is violence. There are two aspects to the violence, but they are intertwined and are closely connected to Dem politics. The first aspect is the overtly political violence of Antifa, trashing city centers, erecting overtly Communist "autonomous zones", etc. This violence has been embraced by both local and national Dem politicians. However, Antifa's role has, thanks to the media, been eclipsed to a significant extent. The media and the Dem party no doubt thought it was a smart move to link this political violence to an more articulable cause than Antifa--BLM. This is turning out, in my view, to be not such a smart move. The reason is that Blue cities across the country are now--quite predictably--seeing an explosion of crime and looting sprees that is now being connected in the public's eyes with Dem politicians. This has been combined with an anti-police movement that has also been embraced by both local and national Dems. Expect to see Pelosi and her "Storm Trooper" comments featuring in GOP ads, along with clips of violent rioting and looting.