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Democrats, Here’s How to Fight Back

Democrats don’t even know how to think about fighting back, let alone know how to fight.

A clue: a desire for a “big tent” party is based on values, which suit a world view. It’s not some vacuous, “let everyone in” kind of position. It’s not some rational point of view. The desire is based on a world view, based on values.

I recently listened to Jon Stewart interview clueless DNC chair, Ken Martin. A truly frustrating hour, where Martin hinted at a bunch of values, express a few, but then claimed that it’s easier for Republicans to have values, because they have a consistent ideology, and Democrats don’t. I’m so sick of explaining this. He’s wrong on both sides. Republicans don’t have a consistent ideology, any more than Democrats do, and Democrats are probably more consistent than Republicans. That’s not what’s happening, you unmitigated disaster of a politician.

The actual difference its that Republicans know what they are doing. That’s the entire truth. And what they are doing is breathtakingly simple, and well documented, and also, completely reproducible. The Democrats are simply too arrogant, or too ignorant, or just paid too much by their donors, to adequately replicate what the Republicans are doing. Okay, that last part is just a dig at the biggest objective fact that undermines all Democratic legitimacy. The truth is…