Democrats Realize They’re in Trouble as Red Wave Builds
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RUSH: San Francisco Chronicle. Willie Brown — the former speaker of the California assembly, the former mayor of San Francisco and a leftist activist — had a piece that ran a couple days ago: “Trump Is More Popular Than Dem[ocrat]s Want to Admit — Like it or not, a significant number of Americans are actually happy these days. They are making money. They feel safe, and they agree with the president’s protectionist trade policies, his call for more American jobs, even his immigration stance.
“The jobs growth reports, the North Korea summit and the steady economy are beating out the Stormy Daniels scandal and the Robert Mueller investigation in Middle America, hands down. So you are not going to win back the House by making it all about [Trump]. Rather than stoking the base by attacking Trump, Democrats need to come up with a platform that addresses the average voters’ hopes and concerns. Not just the needs of underdogs or whatever cause happens to be the media flavor of the week.
“Democrats need to look like the adults, not like another pack of screaming kids on the playground. And they need to start now.” That’s Willie Brown — and I’m telling you, he’s right on the money. This characterization — “need to look like the adults, not like another pack of screaming kids on the playground” — is as much directed at CNN and MSNBC as it is to any Democrat Party member or activist. He clearly sees what is happening, and it’s nothing leading to a blue wave.
In fact, you’re starting to see some stories out there today of people predicting a red wave …
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