Thanks, Marty. As always, I was excited to see your post in my email this morning. I have to say that I found this one particularly insightful and thought provoking. As you consider these dynamics further, I welcome your thoughts on the role of gender, race, religion, etc. will play in the next few cycles. Mexico elected a Jewish women as President; can we?
Wow, a "rational liberal", perhaps an oxymoron in today's environment...but it doesn't have to be. If the Dems could support a vision that would make America great, without alienating massive swaths of the population (like the current administration), they would be on to something. Good article, but I think over-reliant on exit pole stats. Men. Not white, educated and all the rest. Men... have been ruthlessly attacked by the liberals going back to Obama and they are tired of it. Men might not say much (with one notable exception), but they do very much. At the last election men, collectively said hey, this lunacy needs to stop and he, not they, put a stop to it.
Marty: This compelling article would have been more effective and broadly shareable if you have not used "we" in the narrative. "The states where WE have the best chance are Maine, . . ." Your are an insightful observer and leaving the perch as an observer to stray into the more partisan first person of "we" detracts from the clarity and soundness of the arguments.
Thanks, Marty. As always, I was excited to see your post in my email this morning. I have to say that I found this one particularly insightful and thought provoking. As you consider these dynamics further, I welcome your thoughts on the role of gender, race, religion, etc. will play in the next few cycles. Mexico elected a Jewish women as President; can we?
Wow, a "rational liberal", perhaps an oxymoron in today's environment...but it doesn't have to be. If the Dems could support a vision that would make America great, without alienating massive swaths of the population (like the current administration), they would be on to something. Good article, but I think over-reliant on exit pole stats. Men. Not white, educated and all the rest. Men... have been ruthlessly attacked by the liberals going back to Obama and they are tired of it. Men might not say much (with one notable exception), but they do very much. At the last election men, collectively said hey, this lunacy needs to stop and he, not they, put a stop to it.
Amen!
Marty: This compelling article would have been more effective and broadly shareable if you have not used "we" in the narrative. "The states where WE have the best chance are Maine, . . ." Your are an insightful observer and leaving the perch as an observer to stray into the more partisan first person of "we" detracts from the clarity and soundness of the arguments.
Sorry for the typos: “If you had not. . .” and “You are an. . .”