Democrats must stop talking about autopsies and start showing signs of life
Key takeaways
- And last week, when my party had President Trump on the ropes over high gas prices, his Marie Antoinette-inspired ballroom construction project, and his taxpayer funded bailout for the people who stormed the U.S.
- That is the difference between Republicans and Democrats.
- So much for President Bill Clinton s instruction that elections are always about the future.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
And last week, when my party had President Trump on the ropes over high gas prices, his Marie Antoinette-inspired ballroom construction project, and his taxpayer funded bailout for the people who stormed the U.S. Capitol, assaulted cops, and tried to prevent the certification of an election, we did something profoundly unwise: We changed the message by releasing and then fighting with each other about an autopsy of the 2024 election.
That is the difference between Republicans and Democrats. Even when they lose (as they did in 2020), they claim they won. They drape red, white and blue bunting around everything they do; we show up with black funeral crepe.
Instead of inspiring swing voters with a real plan to help people who are choosing between filling their tanks with gas and buying price-gouged groceries, we bombard reporters inboxes with an inside-the-Beltway process argument about the last election. So much for President Bill Clinton s instruction that elections are always about the future.