People love to think Democrats are playing these intense chess games. I learned decades ago this isn’t the case.
It’s how we give them too much latitude to make dumb decisions. “Ah this apparently nonsensical move must be part of an opening gambit in a grand plan.” Nope, it’s just a silly move and we should have cut them off early.
The people are actually smarter than the politicians, every time. They don’t have access to secret files we don’t. If anything their position in power tends to blind them to obvious things normal people can easily see. Never give them the benefit of the doubt.
*especially* when they’re on your side

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