This graphic really shows how deep in do-do the Democrat Party is. And this a party that once upheld political and religious values of our Judeo Christian nation and refused to cater to atheists and agnostics and immoral, amoral ideologies. It is sad indeed, but it is the rise and fall of a once great political party:
The Democratic Party has a choice. It can change or it can find a different country. When you can't beat a convicted felon, lose really excellent public servants like Senators Bob Casey and Jon Tester, and watch your margins shrink in virtually every demographic, you need to do some serious soul-searching.
Currently, the Democrats are engaged in a round of finger-pointing and counterfactuals. What if Joe Biden had not dropped out? Can't know for sure, but my bet is the country would have tired of the anxiety that swept the nation every time he went to a microphone. What if he had dropped out earlier and the Dems had found a different candidate? Looking at the losses in down-ballot races, it is hard not to conclude that the problem is the brand.
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Without getting into the merits or lack thereof of either candidate, this election screams at us regarding what kind of strategy definitely does not work.
It has become painfully clear that Americans are fed up with being told reality isn't real. Telling voters crime is down when it's worse than ever doesn't play in Peoria. Telling a population that is pretty tolerant already that we have to not only encourage sex changes in young people, but subsidize it and hide the process from their parents evidently doesn't resonate with voters. Turning abortion into a sacrament of holy feminism is a surefire alienation of anyone with a modicum of conscience.
Voters are tired of being told they are bad. If you love your country, you are backward. If you support the first amendment against the Marxist dogma of "stopping misinformation", you are the enemy. If you think merit is more worthy of promotion than DEI, then you are automatically a racist.
Further, having leftists wave their college degrees around like certificates of superiority and talking down their noses to the working classes smacks of an elitism that Americans have resented for generations.
And regardless of what one thinks about Donald Trump, Americans witnessed the Democratic party completely overplay their hand by relentlessly hounding him with charges that anyone can see are quite selective. They impeached him twice, and many expressed regrets that two assassination attempts failed. A lot of people, even many who don't particularly like Trump, can't help but notice such hatefulness and are loathe to elect it.
And finally, the last resort of calling one's opponent "Hitler" and his supporters "garbage" is definitely, definitively NOT a winning strategy.
Perhaps this could be a teachable moment for the rabid left. Then again, I wouldn't bet on it.
I originally posted this as a reply to Mark J's letter which he said was prompted by my post of what I had sent out to some friends the morning after the Elections!The title of Fr. Mc Donald's Blog Entry was "thank you Pope Francis for Framing the American election as a Choice Between the Lesser of two Evils" dated November 6. However, I don't think Mark saw it because I posted it so late on November 10th! So I hope Fr. McDonald will allow me to repost it below!
"Greetings, Mark (J)! It still amazes me that despite the keen intellect and the gift of Faith with which you have been blessed, your intellect continues to be so darkened and your conscience so deformed that you once again voted for the Democrat Party as your "lesser of two evils"! My "lesser of two evils" will prevent your choice from imposing the destruction of a tremendous amount of good on our Beloved Nation! The issues, the policies of both the Republican Trump/Vance Team and the Democrat Party Harris/Waltz Team were (and still are) at the heart of any discussion, however civil or not civil those discussions may be. But I am not at all surprised that you refused to touch those-after all obfuscation is essential in a "slam dunk " situation like this given the actual issues! The Harris/Waltz Team planned to impose Extreme Abortion on all 50 States! In fact that was their core promise and would help to "get out" their base-especially female voters! Apparently Blue States weren't killing enough pre-born babies to satisfy them, they wanted that level of murder (another of Pope Francis' 8 strongest statements on abortion) to be imposed on every State! Their stance on abortion, and the treatment of gender-confused children with harmful drugs and permanently mutilating surgeries ought to have been more than enough to stop any faithful Christian from voting for the Harris/Waltz team but there was a whole list of other reasons not to-if the strengthening of our Country rather than it's weakening was their goal! I will forever be indebted to that soft-spoken, Faithful, orthodox, Shepherd, Cardinal Leo Burke for so accurately, for obvious reasons, predicting as far back as 2008 that the Democrat Party "risks transforming themselves into a 'Party of Death' " Well, they completed that transformation well over 10 years ago!
But I am all for your posting your letter on social media as an "Open Letter" to the Democrat Party and its supporters, since they have been guilty of the most egregious, inflammatory, demonizing and most importantly, false comments about Mr. Trump and his supporters! For example, they insist on calling Mr. Trump names like Hitler and Fascist, although there is not even a scintilla of evidence in the 4 years of his previous governance, that he has acted in ways which would have earned him either of those titles! On the other hand, there is more than ample evidence during the Democrats' nearly 4 years of current governance, that they have behaved in ways which qualify them for the designation, Totalitarian! The most obvious, although not the only one of which is the weaponization of the DOJ and other government agencies to go after their political enemies -not just Mr. Trump who obviously got the brunt of it, but also people who were associated with him, as well as peaceful, prayerful protesters at abortion clinics and others. Their FBI also placed faithfully practicing Catholics ( and undoubtedly other Faithfully practicing Christians like the Evangelicals) on a "Watch list ", and infitrated their organizations with spies from without or by recruiting from within!
Besides, Mr. Trump is already leading the way! I suggest that you listen to his full Victory Speech-it will surely brighten your day!!! Then, listen to VP Harris' Concession Speech and I am sure you will agree with my suggestion!
When I read your letter Mark, this quote of Archbishop Chaput immediately came to mind: "Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it seeks to silence good" (University of Toronto, 2009)!
Pax and have a truly Blessed week- I mean this sincerely! We all need this!"
Sophia,
I did see your previous posting of your Comment yesterday evening but was otherwise occupied and unable to respond then. Also, I am not quite sure how you want me to respond, partly because you make the matter so personal, with some rather harsh judgments about me, both explicit and implicit. But you clearly want me to respond; therefore, this Comment is an attempt to at least begin a response. I would like to make several related points.
First, I wish you could look past the difference in our voting preferences to see what I was trying to do in my draft letter to the Washington Post. The fact that you seem unable to do so is itself evidence of my point in that letter. I am interested in trying to build bridges between people who think and vote differently, including finding common ground, rather than building walls or making existing walls higher between them.
Second, I have the distinct impression that you see at least some of the issues dividing MAGA Republicans and Democrats in terms of a cosmic war between good and evil. I agree that we are engaged in such a war, but I see the “enemy” rather differently than you appear to do. For me, the “enemy” are those very forces that seek to divide and alienate us from one another.
Third, to engage in mature and honest political conversation as adults practicing republican self-rule, rather than as juveniles engaged in labeling and name calling (not to mention demonization) more reminiscent of the school playground, requires some ground rules and a commitment to exhibiting certain fundamental virtues, both of which seem to be sorely lacking at present except in those grass roots initiatives such as Braver Angels. For example, honest conversation requires the virtue of honesty and a commitment to facts and truth.
Fourth, one reason I regret the outcome of the election is that it means President-elect Trump will most likely completely escape legal accountability for his transgressions. What he, and I imagine you, would characterize as defeating a “witch hunt” I regard as a severe blow to the rule of law by a “scofflaw” who has a well-deserved reputation for cheating and seeking to act with impunity.
Finally, if you haven’t already done so, please read my multi-point response to Father McDonald’s post on November 8 “Political Elitism and Secular Clericalism.” Then perhaps we can communicate again.
Mark J.
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