Posted on 10/16/2018 10:08:22 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
She's not sure his programs will work. And he might be connecting with people's base emotions. But, subject to those caveats, Doris Kearns-Goodwin was willing to admit that President Trump has "made a connection" with Americans.
Appearing on the Tuesday edition of CNN's New Day and after host John Berman acknowledged Trump's connection with his base, the historian and former LBJ staffer replied:
"He's made them feel that he's on their side, which is an important thing that a politician can do. Im fighting for you. Now whether the programs that he's enacted really are going to help them or not is another question, but they feel so still. Theres something that, I think hes connecting to their anger, he's connecting to go their anxiety, hes connecting to their feeling that theyre different from the elites.
"He's somehow--theres no question, you have to give him that, he's made a connection.
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Is that what they used to call them?
A lot of women sat on LBJ’s staff.
Pretty sure she thinks FDR was a GOD, if so, I could care less what she thinks about anything.
Great post.
Ok this is why I love you
She probably plagiarized that from someone.
This author has never seen a democrat enacted program help anyone. Quite the opposite, in fact.
Almost understandable they would never expect anything good from a government program.
(Part of the NPC programming...)
Her hero is Lincoln.
Does anyone know Lincolns’ approval rating during his time in the WH?
Daily tracking polls? Demographic break down?
Although he won reelection in 1864, he was opposed by a very popular Union general and there was lots of doubt at the time if he would be reelected.
In the brief time between the Confederate surrender and his own death, it was obvious that there was going to be a clash between him and Congress on how to deal with the South after the warCongress wanted to punish and Lincoln wanted to bring things back to normal as quickly as possible.
I often wonder how Lincoln and his reputation would have fared if he hadn’t been assassinated how he would be view in American history. The fights with Congress would have been something, I think.
Analysis and posts BUMP!
Condescending east coast elitist ALERT!
I know Doris. She’s a good soul. We don’t agree on much politically, but we share common love of baseball. She chides me for being a Yankee fan, and I chide her for being a Red Sox fan.
She’s nothing if not honest. She sees what’s happening with Trump and, unlike most Democrats, is not afraid to acknowledge the obvious. Wish the world had more like her.
They worked exactly as planned and have delivered far beyond what anyone hoped.
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It was the 95% Democrat vote that they were after.
Worked quite well.
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