It’s unclear to me why people think going around talking about how you’re going to oppose Trump is going to be better at persuading voters than actually opposing Trump.
Well there's a thing, leaders are doing just that talking without action, or many are. Let's talk about how bad Trump's Tweets are. How about Kavanaugh! Oh those 100k hidden files. On second thought there's no passion just lamenting about how things can't be done. Ok I'm Joe Citizen who has seen what is going on. Trump pushes, maybe his staff or Republicans can reel him back a little. The Dems as usual are useless, they won't even try. I've heard that time and again from many IRL.
Sometimes it's better to fight and be seen. The talk of "picking your battles" seems to something which can never happen because there's no battle that can be won. Just sit back and wait for the day which may never come and then perhaps not rock the boat.
Now it's been said that these people get what they deserve, the implication being that they didn't run to support this candidate or that, but that's not how things ever worked. The party needs people more than the reverse. They will always be here but all parties can fall whether from decadence or hubris.
If a party cannot multitask and figure out how to get among the people which is needed and plan to do that while throwing whatever roadblocks in the Reps works. I have seen no real resistance on the part of too many, but I'll vote for Dems because they are the alternative. Others with fewer political sensibilities than we here may note the same old same old, and just stay home.
People are persuaded by what they see more than anything else.
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