In the wake of the witnesses fiasco, I do wish someone would produce a pretty thorough breakdown of what is wrong with the Democratic Party culturally and strategically. Not about ideology, but the way it fetishizes weakness, appeasement, and conflict avoidance.
There are incredibly obvious differences between the parties in this respect, and liberals have deluded themselves into thinking they don’t matter, or worse, that Democrats are actually BETTER at political strategy. But we’re not the ones wielding vast power with minority support
One recent, salient example of how the parties differ: compare how McConnell reacted to the relatively minor (for him) question of witnesses for Trump, to Democrats’ reaction to the incredibly alarming prospect of the GOP securing control of the Supreme Court for a generation.
McConnell promised total obstruction for months. Schumer allowed a cordial confirmation hearing.
Maybe McConnell was bluffing, but his long-standing strategic maximalism paid off: no one called it. No one could possibly believe a similar threat from Dems, they always cave.
Maybe McConnell was bluffing, but his long-standing strategic maximalism paid off: no one called it. No one could possibly believe a similar threat from Dems, they always cave.
These just aren’t structural differences. They’re cultural differences. One party’s leadership prefers to swing for the fences every pitch, the other would rather strike out looking than take a reach now and again. It’s clear from the results which approach is to be preferred.
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