Democrats want to elect a candidate who is electable. But what exactly does their conception look like of a candidate who can take on Trump? Like Trump.
If You Can’t Join Them, Be Them
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The Final Countdown" talk show on Radio Sputnik. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."
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Ted, wouldn’t : «it is my hono[u]r to accept the Democratic nomination for best president ever» be more in keeping with the candidate’s style ?… 😉
Henri
The dem leadership stance reminds me very much of how the middle manager at an office behaves when talking about “core corporate values of respect, civility, and professionalism.” They know it’s bullshit, you know it’s bullshit, everyone knows it’s bullshit, but oh do they spend a lot of time and money pretending that they aren’t a bunch of cynical opportunists. Case in point: Hillary Clinton. Like she wouldn’t bomb a million brown children to be anointed Queen President while delivering a canned speech about the value and sanctity of life, and America’s commitment to respectfully respecting life in all respects, and can someone give her an update on the program to disperse coronavirus-tainted blankets in Syria?
The _Onion_ had a joke story of this sort, in which the DNC was begging Trump to enter the Democratic presidential primaries and rescue them from Sanders.
However, the word ‘centrist’ is incorrect. In the Democratic Party there are progressives, who want to change things somewhat, and conservatives, who want to keep everything the same, but there is no center.
….just be sure and call him “Bloomberg”!