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A Presidents Day Tribute to the Smartest Politician in Washington
An interesting take on things from David Cay Johnston-the guy who knows Trump the best. And never forget that at his apex, Trump's approval is still in the low 40% range. That's no recipe for success.
By showing that concern about Moscow was a fraud, Pelosi also showed that putting protection of Trump ahead of love of our country is the policy of GOP leaders. The only question remaining: Are the Democrats savvy enough to get that plain and simple message across to voters and to give the Democrats control of the White House, the Senate and the House in 2020.
How Nancy Pelosi Is Forcing Trump and the Republicans Over a Cliff
Who’s looking smart this Presidents Day, just after Senate Republicans held a show trial with no witnesses and acquitted Donald Trump?
Nancy Pelosi.
The speaker held off those in her party; it wanted to impeach Trump right after it took control of the House of Representatives. She annoyed many of her fellow Democrats. Even a few Capitol Hill Republicans, who privately asked Democrats to rid them of this turbulent president, were irked.
Pelosi waited until she got an issue that historically should have alarmed the Republicans. She focused on a threat to our national security. Witnesses and documents revealed Trump helped Moscow’s push to occupy all of Ukraine. But better, she showed the world that in 2020 the president and top Congressional Republicans were spreading Kremlin propaganda about our 2016 election.
All the Democrats must do now is market that. The Republicans are masters of marketing, using slogans and deceptions to make awful policies sound good. The Democrats tend to get lost in process, basically asking people to read the fine print instead of appealing to emotions. But that’s a slam on Democrats as a party, not their leader.
The speaker created a win-win with the House impeachment. With each day, her savvy political strategy grows clearer, even as she gets much too little credit.
Who’s looking smart this Presidents Day, just after Senate Republicans held a show trial with no witnesses and acquitted Donald Trump?
Nancy Pelosi.
The speaker held off those in her party; it wanted to impeach Trump right after it took control of the House of Representatives. She annoyed many of her fellow Democrats. Even a few Capitol Hill Republicans, who privately asked Democrats to rid them of this turbulent president, were irked.
Pelosi waited until she got an issue that historically should have alarmed the Republicans. She focused on a threat to our national security. Witnesses and documents revealed Trump helped Moscow’s push to occupy all of Ukraine. But better, she showed the world that in 2020 the president and top Congressional Republicans were spreading Kremlin propaganda about our 2016 election.
All the Democrats must do now is market that. The Republicans are masters of marketing, using slogans and deceptions to make awful policies sound good. The Democrats tend to get lost in process, basically asking people to read the fine print instead of appealing to emotions. But that’s a slam on Democrats as a party, not their leader.
The speaker created a win-win with the House impeachment. With each day, her savvy political strategy grows clearer, even as she gets much too little credit.
Read the rest here:https://www.dcreport.org/2020/02/17/how-nancy-pelosi-is-forcing-trump-and-the-republicans-over-a-cliff/?fbclid=IwAR3nUy7oadTyM7J2vz0AVAfn_52JMxgwUd8DU7KOVkDlWvsmQLSNcORB5yg
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