On Friday, in a surprise CNBC piece, the publication gave 2020 Dems three hard pills to swallow, one of which will be the hardest to get down: Trump didn’t steal the 2016 election, and Dems need to stop peddling conspiracy theories to try and prove that he did.
The writer, Jake Novak, writes, “Just like in sports, the worst way to overcome a loss in politics is to go around believing you didn’t ‘really’ lose and no real improvements or changes need to be made by your team to win next time.” Novak cited the multiple “laser-focused” investigations, including the Mueller investigation, which turned up nothing.
Another hard pill Novak cites is the fact that objectively, the economy is doing great, even for the little guy. He tells Democrats that they not only need to accept that the “overall economy and Wall Street are strong, but even Americans further down the income scale are now experiencing record wage gains. In fact, new data shows that the labor market has become so tight that rank-and-file workers are now getting bigger percentage raises than the bosses and top management.” Novak urges candidates to try to shift the conversation to lowering insurance costs through “Medicare for All.”
The last hard pill to swallow for Democrats is the fact that they must stop “denigrating” the voters with “basket of deplorables” comments, such as with Hillary Clinton in 2016. Novak cites South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg and his comment that Trump voters are “at best, looking the other way on racism.”
Another comment he mentions is former CBS anchor, Dan Rather’s quip that Trump voters are part of a “cult,” which was then repeated by Democrats and Never Trumpers alike. “The ‘we think you’re stupid and we hate and fear you… now vote for us’ line has never worked because there’s no way it can,” Novak writes.
The piece from the liberal publication most likely will not bode well with the Radical Left “progressive” base with its penchant to skew further and further left, but maybe some Democrats will pay attention and think twice before they open their mouths, for their own benefit.