2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumElizabeth Warren Is Gathering A Democratic Army To Defeat Donald Trump
PoliticusUSA, Jason EasleyDuring an interview on The View, Sen. Warren (D-MA) said, You know, the way I see it is the Republicans waited way too late to go on the attack after Donald Trump, and they waited until he had basically seized the nomination and then a bunch of them are saying: Oh my God, that man is not ready to be president of the United States. That man is dangerous. That man holds a bunch of views that are really horrible views, but it was too late for the Republicans. Well, my view on that is, Im not waiting. I waded in on Donald Trump. Nows the time to go after him. You bet.
Warren is correct. Democrats have learned from the mistakes of the Republican Party. They arent falling for Trumps tabloid style tactics. They arent kidding themselves that Trump is a fad, or that he will go away. Democrats are taking Donald Trump seriously, which is why they are coming after him early and often.
The worst mistake that Democrats could make would be to be complacent with Trump. Most Republicans thought Trump could never win, and now he is their presidential nominee. Democrats need to hit Trump early and often. Most importantly, they cant let up until the job is done.
Donald Trump isnt a joke. He is the Republican nominee for president. Sen. Warren has it figured out. Trump is dangerous, which is exactly why Democrats should be relentless on him though Election Day.
Tal Vez
(660 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)to be a terrific team player.
Inspiring in every way.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)Of greatness....soon it will be Bernie who? Warren puts country first...As we ALL should
msongs
(67,405 posts)aikoaiko
(34,169 posts)Bernie is doing job of putting the country first in trying to influence the party platform left -- as we ALL should.
sheshe2
(83,754 posts)Thanks yallerdawg!
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)I think you inspired this whole thing, you know.
She/she two!
It's been a reality for a long time now, and no one has stopped you!
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)First time I saw that one. Magnificent.
Elizabeth.
spooky3
(34,451 posts)Make this an OP?
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)I just thought this video fit in with "Democratic army."
sheshe2
(83,754 posts)ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)peggysue2
(10,828 posts)Nothing can be left to chance or complacency. Trump is a horror but that doesn't mean he doesn't have rabid supporters who buy into his dreck. Also doesn't mean that the Republicans will all sit on their thumbs until November. They may despise Trump but they hunger for a WH win.
I'm expecting this to be an ugly, ugly campaign, so the sooner Dems define and frame The Donald the better. Warren is doing an excellent job at jabbing at Trump's underbelly. He doesn't like it one bit and is quick to lash out. His recent spew about her Native American heritage claim as fraudulent and racist is a case in point. This is the argument of a five-year old. He cannot help himself. The man is a thin-skinned narcissist and he proves it time and time again with these impulsive reactions. The fact he's enlisted Scott Brown to echo the same campaign smear that failed in Brown's Senate run against Warren underscores how ineffective and offensive this line of attack has proven to be. But Trump just keeps on, keeping on because that's who the man is. Who he is not is the reformed plutocrat, the greedy greedster who has suddenly found Jesus, who walks around with the Bible in one pocket and The Art of Con in the other. This is the drivel he's trying to sell voters.
It behooves the Democratic Party and its more vocal members like Warren to parse every claim, jab at the over-inflated ego and push back every smear and inaccuracy.
We can win this thing--big. But only if the pressure is unrelenting and Trump is continually exposed as the grifter he's always been.
MaggieD
(7,393 posts)She is amazing and inspiring.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)Alfresco
(1,698 posts)Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)Hekate
(90,681 posts)cosmicone
(11,014 posts)Cha
(297,205 posts)Go Elizabeth!
SCUMMY12.14.15 8:00 PM ET
DOJ: Trumps Early Businesses Blocked Blacks
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/15/doj-trump-s-early-businesses-blocked-blacks.html?via=mobile&source=twitter
Mahalo, yallerdawg~