What were the reasons NOT to "go low"? It had worked for decades to distinguish the politician who was unfit for office, from the one that could bite their lip and rise above. The news shows, could be relied on to always criticize the bad language and act shocked. To the point where it could affect the outcome of a race. That was before the rise of 24/7 Right Wing propaganda networks.
Post Trump, we now know that Republican voters are not concerned with being polite, or nice, or conciliatory, or fair. The politician who stated he is such a big star that he can walk up and kiss and grab any woman by the p***y has his largest demographic of support from Evangelical Christians. The sham of their adherence to some kind of moral or ethical standards is over.
So..today...who are we trying to impress with our prudence?
Our side has been the victim of so much abuse. Crude insulting language mixed with outrageous exaggerations and outright lies. And we always "go high". For who? Obviously the other side's traditional voters don't care. And those on our side are only finally expressing our feelings honestly instead of biting our damn lip again and again.
I'd even go so far as to say that the Right only laughs harder at us for what they interpret as not being "allowed" to express ourselves or we will be chastised by the Woke crowd.
I'll end by saying that its not that I want it to be this way. I wish it were more like a big debate club in Washington where after one side wins, they all go out for drinks after and say "better luck next time". A gentlemans, or gentlewomans club. I wish Michelle's plan could work, going high defeats going low. But in todays world, it really doesn't work anymore. The new Trump Party has dragged everyone down to a level where its almost laughably dishonest to pretend otherwise.
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