What the 2024 election results made clear is that the Obama coalition is dead. If Democrats are to have any shot at reclaiming power, so too must be the niceties and mores of the Obama era. Yes, Democrats must get mean ruthlessly, bitterly mean.
Trumpsim has corrupted America in myriad ways, but one of the most obvious is how voters now expect lawmakers and surrogates to be truly vicious cultural warriors for them. One can see manifestations of this in Congresswoman Nancy Mace's deranged bullying of Congresswoman-elect Sarah McBride.
Trump's enduring legacy will be convincing BOTH parties to lower the bar, and that possessing moral authority on anything is no longer a currency that matters. Democrats can either bemoan the fact the fundamental rules of politics and discourse have changed or they can adapt to it.
Democrats' reaction to this effort must not materialize as feigned or earnest injury and horror. Take the punch and return the favor. This new, more muscular messaging strategy is essential.
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