I think you should always offer a positive message but the reality is that turning the national campaign into a Trump referendum is the best strategy in my view
I think you should always offer a positive message but the reality is that turning the national campaign into a Trump referendum is the best strategy in my view
Agreed. I think though that at some point after Trump leaves office Democrats are going to have to realize that they can no longer run against Trump or Trumpism anymore if they want to ensure their viability towards voters.
But yes, there is going to be plenty of ammunition Democrats have with the 2026 midterms a bit over two years away.
We'll probably get a lot of ammunition for 2026 and 2028. But while we might win a lot of voters back as a result ,they'll be essentially "on loan".
To really assemble a majority, or at least winning, coalition that we can depend on we'll need more than Republican blunders, or issues related to personality or candidate quality. Such circumstances may produce temporary wins but inevitably a lot of the coalition drifts away over two or four years.
Valid points you're making. This particularly applies to the Hispanic voters, plenty of whom are not sold on the anti-Trump agenda as it hasn't specifically targeted the bread and butter issues that are near and dear to them.
I think you should always offer a positive message but the reality is that turning the national campaign into a Trump referendum is the best strategy in my view
Agreed. I think though that at some point after Trump leaves office Democrats are going to have to realize that they can no longer run against Trump or Trumpism anymore if they want to ensure their viability towards voters.
But yes, there is going to be plenty of ammunition Democrats have with the 2026 midterms a bit over two years away.
We'll probably get a lot of ammunition for 2026 and 2028. But while we might win a lot of voters back as a result ,they'll be essentially "on loan".
To really assemble a majority, or at least winning, coalition that we can depend on we'll need more than Republican blunders, or issues related to personality or candidate quality. Such circumstances may produce temporary wins but inevitably a lot of the coalition drifts away over two or four years.
Valid points you're making. This particularly applies to the Hispanic voters, plenty of whom are not sold on the anti-Trump agenda as it hasn't specifically targeted the bread and butter issues that are near and dear to them.