Aug. 5 Open Thread: A Wave That Could Reach Russia
Maybe “blue wave” is the wrong way to think about the midterms because, as the Cook Political Report reminds us, the momentum builds every day Trump remains unpopular. Races are being moved toward Democrats not because of what Democrats are doing, but because of what Republicans are failing to do.
Did left-wing Hillary haters put Trump in the White House?Andrew O’Hehir says it’s a destructive question with no good answers, but it’s impossible to say they weren’t part of the problem.
Just in case you thought the United States is run by the world’s only thin-skinned autocrat, China has banned the new Disney movie about a grown-up Christopher Robin because president Xi Jinping is sensitive about being compared with Winnie the Pooh. No wonder Trump likes him — he recognizes another insecure asshole when he meets one.
Did Hillary’s strategy of ignoring and alienating left wingers put Trump in the White House?
It is a pointless chick/egg discussion. No voter owes anything to anyone. Every vote must be earned. Time to move on.
Hillary had high negatives well before the 2016 races were up and running. She lost the election and no one else is responsible.
Interesting article in the New Yorker. As they say, history repeats itself.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/what-happens-when-a-bad-tempered-distractible-doofus-runs-an-empire