I have. It’s part of the reason the Dem establishment should give up hope of appealing to the Know-Nothing 27%. But instead they continue to try and triangulate like it’s 1996.
They weren’t perfect, but it seems a well thought out tool under the circumstances they envisioned.
I’m not sure how else to interpret my saying “the question is no longer ‘if’ but ‘when’”. That acknowledges that the timing aspect (the “when”) is still open to question.
Saying that Clinton’s campaign was crappy and complacent is describing a fact. I don’t lay it soley on her as an individual, and never shared the DNC’s (unfair) delusion that she had the rock-star charisma of Obama or her husband. But more than that, a competent campaign would have considered the role the Electoral College plays in Presidential elections and followed up accordingly. It would also have treated the very existence of Il Douche’s candidacy as a true danger to the republic.
But that’s describing history. The Dems have to do better this time. What worked in the 1990s doesn’t work anymore.
“Fanboi” really describes an attitude. I use it to describe anyone who won’t acknowledge the flaws in the individuals or institutions he idolises (e.g. not recognising one of the most incompetent campaigns in modern history). I’ve said the same thing about BernieBros and Steve Jobs/Apple cultists for that matter.
Trusting in Nancy Pelosi is another one of those mug’s games – time served does not equal flawless judgement or keeping up with the new realities of politics, and I don’t see much point in tying myself in knots to prove otherwise. But if you want to I don’t see much point in debating it, so I’ll leave it there.
