Misreading the Voters

For John, BLUF:  The Democratic Party elites missed the slow dissipation of their base in 2016 and may be missing it in the run up to 2020.  For sure, Mrs Clinton is..  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Will the Democrats miss Middle America again?

From The Washington Examiner, by Reporter Salena Zito, 20 October 2019.

Here is the lede plus three:

In the weeks, then months, and now years after losing the presidential election in 2016, Hillary Clinton has repeatedly demonstrated in speeches and television interviews she has no idea why she lost.  She has blamed everything from racism to Russia, from the media to sexism, from deplorables to backwards-looking stubborn nostalgia.

Now she’s out saying Trump’s presidency is illegitimate and that she would defeat him again.

She has not visibly reflected on the effects of her position on guns, her anti-fossil fuel talk, and her open embrace of globalism. She seemingly hasn’t considered the political cost of living within the bubbles in Washington, New York, and Hollywood.

Talk to Democrats today who live outside her bubble, those who either volunteered endless hours to help elect her or voted for her, and they will tell you that Clinton has no idea why she lost.  Worse, they see their party going down the same road that led to her defeat four years ago, blaming white resentment, as well as Russia, the media, sexism, and deplorables.

The most important point of the article is this:

It was never about Trump.  It was always about their communities.  Trump was the symptom, not the cause.

It is only 2019 and none of us know what will transpire in the next year.  However, from my vantage point things are not going well for the Democrats.  There may be enough progressives in the cities to make a difference, butI don't think so..

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff