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Sensing a bump for Republicans, some strategists want to pivot if hes confirmed. Problem is the base may not be so ready to let it go.
Lachlan Markay, Asawin Suebsaeng, Gideon Resnick, Sam Stein
10.04.18 4:49 PM ET
With Brett Kavanaughs confirmation to the Supreme Court looking more likely, some top strategists in the Democratic Party have begun warning members to quickly move off the nomination after it comes up for a vote.
Accusations that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a woman in both high school and college have galvanized progressives and led to a growth of online donations to Democratic candidates. But there are growing fears among Democrats that the epicenter of the national political conversation has moved away from more friendly terrain and that Republicans have become mobilized by the Kavanaugh fight in even more dramatic ways.
The truth is that in nationalized electionsmost of which are presidential but some of which can be midtermsif the dominant issue terrain is around the cultural sphere, Democrats lose, said Kenneth Baer, a former Obama administration official and founder of Crosscut Strategies, LLC. I cannot think of any election in the postwar period where Democrats have won when that was the case.
For the first time since the Kavanaugh accusations surfaced, a fissure has become apparent within the Democratic ranks over what the best political strategy is moving forward. While Baer said he was heartened that Democrats were still running their campaigns on economic issues, he and others expressed fear that the party was becoming too consumed by the Supreme Court fight. Others argued that Kavanaugh's nomination had cemented a portrayal of Republicans as acutely anti-women.
This has been a profound insult, Washington Gov. and Democratic Governors Association chair Jay Inslee told The Daily Beast in an interview this week. It is not a surprise. Kavanaugh is the perfect embodiment of Trump. Its almost like he went out and looked for somebody who meets his own qualifications of disrespect and incivility. So I guess we shouldnt be shocked.
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GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)Demit
(11,238 posts)Squinch
(50,955 posts)struggle4progress
(118,295 posts)RNC spokesman Michael Ahrens, and Trump advisor Andrew Surabian, of course!
Squinch
(50,955 posts)in disarray.
dlk
(11,569 posts)People will always disagree about something. There's nothing to be gained by magnifying it.
BlueTsunami2018
(3,493 posts)We can never seem to get a fair shake and the Яepublicans can do anything they want without repercussions.
Its mind boggling. Were always warned not to go too far left while they can run flat out bigots and even Nazis without ever being told not to go too far right.
Too far is asking for basic decency and fairness for us but there is no limit for them.
Why?
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)yada yada yada. No matter what happens, it's the Democrats fault, blah blah blah
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)yada yada yada. No matter what happens, it's the Democrats fault, blah blah blah
All I'm saying here is that it serves no good purpose for people to continually wallow in negativity. It only spreads, diminishes our resolve, and eventually causes division and weakness within the party... and that only benefits the GOP.
kentuck
(111,104 posts)But that is a natural state, I suppose?
Squinch
(50,955 posts)that right. One of the Democrats quoted in the article was a republican congressperson.
Can't make this shit up.