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Rahm Emanuel says Democrats' hard left turn could re-elect Trump
Fox News ^ | 12 March 2019 | Howard Kurtz

Posted on 03/12/2019 12:00:23 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Rahm is right.

The Democrats are in a leftward lurch that could ruin their chances of retaking the White House.

Rahm Emanuel, now stepping down after two terms as mayor of Chicago, knows something about winning elections. He was a key White House operative for Bill Clinton and chief of staff for Barack Obama.

It was Rahm, as chairman of the Democratic campaign committee, who engineered the party's takeover of the House in 2006 — and is known for his hardball brand of politics, with all the subtlety of his frequent F-bombs.

If Mayor Emanuel believes the Democrats are in danger of self-destructing, as he argues in a piece for the Atlantic, his party might want to pay attention.

I've been arguing that the Democrats, who regained control of the House in November mainly on the strength of more moderate candidates, are increasingly being defined by their most extreme members.

Just look at the last few weeks, and the stances embraced by some of its presidential contenders and younger members: Slavery reparations. Green New Deal. Medicare for All. Free college tuition. A 70 percent tax rate on income over $10 million. Break up Amazon, Facebook and Google.

Is that how they win back Trump Democrats in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin?

Add to that various self-inflicted wounds, such as delaying and then watering down a resolution to denounce Rep. Ilhan Omar after her latest anti-Semitic comments, and you've got a party with a problem. (President Trump went way overboard in saying the Democrats have become "an anti-Jewish party" and telling donors that "the Democrats hate Jewish people," given that perhaps three-quarters of Jews vote Democratic. But he was seizing on an opening.)

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To: max americana

Ask people 80 and above how they feel about crossdressers teaching kindergartners in public school and public libraries.


21 posted on 03/12/2019 12:56:13 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum


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22 posted on 03/12/2019 1:05:38 PM PDT by musicman (The future is just a collection of successive nows.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Please, keep turning.


23 posted on 03/12/2019 1:24:42 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Hilary is not likable.


24 posted on 03/12/2019 1:39:01 PM PDT by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: Liz
Thanks for keeping that story alive.

She'll never outrun that story, It's her albatross now.

25 posted on 03/12/2019 1:39:45 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

First off Emmanuel is not in the least bit concerned about what Democrats believe, he’s concerned that they are admitting it publicly. Big No-No.

Second, most people don’t seem to realize the unhinged level of loyalty most Democrats have for their party. For every hardcore Democrat who votes Republican, two illegal aliens will vote Democrat. You can take that to the bank.


26 posted on 03/12/2019 3:32:59 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
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