For the ENTIRE time I’ve been blogging I’ve been saying that the Democrats approach to elections needed to be more “base turnout” oriented. In the past few years I’ve seen some positive changes in the Delaware electorate and now we only have some holdouts like Coons and Carney who still think that Republicans want to “cooperate” and come to “consensus” in the name of “good government.” Complete bullshit, or course and bullshit that is increasing being called bullshit by Democratic voters.
Last year PEW Research study showed that Democrats were finally catching up with Republicans with regard to sticking together and not bringing flowers to partisan fistfights (see below).
So anyway…in thinking about today’s poll question, I wonder if Trump is just speeding up a process that was already underway. We already know that the Democratic Party primary is THE election for statewide offices. If Simpler loses that clinches it. If it is a trend, Ramone, Lavelle, and every other Republican in New Castle County will be gone this election or next.
It is well overdue and if you hear any Democrat like Carney or Coons claiming that Republicans are “trusted partners” please keep the momentum going by shouting down that bullshit.
Democrats have moved left on several issues. Over the past few years, some of the biggest changes in opinions among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents have been on race and the role of government. There has been far less change in the views of Republicans and Republican leaners. As a result, the public’s views as a whole have moved in a more liberal direction.
In the new study 41% of Americans say racial discrimination is the main reason blacks can’t get ahead – up from 18% in 2009 and the highest level dating back to 1994. Virtually all of the change has come among Democrats, with a record 64% saying racial discrimination is the main barrier to blacks getting ahead. Among Republicans and Republican leaners, there has been less change since 2009 (9% then, 14% today).
