1) Dems are locked in an internal debate over how to respond to Trump's immigration agenda and to the white nationalism that has given rise to it.
Repubs are joining Trump in making the midterms all about Trumpism on immigration.
This has created a defining moment for Dems:
Repubs are joining Trump in making the midterms all about Trumpism on immigration.
This has created a defining moment for Dems:
2) Democrats realize they need to respond to Trumpism in a party-defining manner, one that rises to the moral demands of this particular moment.
But the challenge is how to do this while also ensuring that the midterms aren't *only* about immigration:
But the challenge is how to do this while also ensuring that the midterms aren't *only* about immigration:
3) Democrats can vote against "Abolish ICE," without getting drawn into a self-destructive round of policing the left's language on this question.
And Dem pollsters believe that on balance, Trumpism is producing a backlash that actually benefits them more than Republicans:
And Dem pollsters believe that on balance, Trumpism is producing a backlash that actually benefits them more than Republicans:
4) In the end, this isn't that complicated. It's really about the fact that Trump's cruelty, bigotry, and white nationalism are resulting in an agenda that's hurting a lot of people, and Democrats can/should make this all about that:
5) Link to the piece is here: wapo.st/2LirvBl
6) Coda: I forgot to add that Trump's white nationalist display in Europe only adds to the moral urgency of the moment for Democrats.
That wasn't a white nationalist dog whistle. It was a white nationalist sound truck.
That wasn't a white nationalist dog whistle. It was a white nationalist sound truck.
