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Trump’s Re-Election Ace In the Hole: The Democrats
On Monday, the ignition was turned on the 2020 presidential election. Voters who could make it out to caucus in Iowa kicked off the primary process across that midwestern state. As you might have heard, it didn’t end well. Meanwhile the Democratic National Committee, and the mainstream of the party in general including government officials, activists, heads of think tanks, and major donors, are working very hard to drive their desired primary outcome.
For many voters, in Iowa and around the country, this election is about Trump. Re-elect him or do whatever can be done to oust him. Oddly, though, the Democratic party mainstream seems to have gotten confused about which of those things they want to work toward. Because they are currently doing a great deal to help Trump get re-elected.
About ten days before Iowa, an Emerson College national poll revealed that only 54% of voters who support Bernie Sanders would definitely vote for whichever Democrat won. Social media erupted. Those bad Sanders people would not commit to vote for another candidate. Actually, Sanders supporters were not the most recalcitrant in the poll. Supporters of Andrew Yang, albeit in what was surely a much smaller sample, were even more reluctant. Only 50% of them would make the commitment. Moreover, 42% of Yang supporters said they would not vote for anyone but…
