SALENA ZITO: Will #resistance summer dampen the Democrats’ big autumn?
It appears, at least for now, that the progressive Left rejects the pragmatic approach of the Democratic establishment. It looks like Trump is once again benefiting from Democrats’ unforced errors.
What Democrats do have going in their favor heading into the summer of decision is higher voter turnout for their primary contests this year, and their folks are pumped.
What they can’t seem to settle on is a pragmatic enough message to form a coalition of an enthusiastic base who could vote side-by-side with unhappy Republicans and moderate Democrats.
The base often telegraphs to lost Republicans and moderate Democrats, “We don’t need you,” often bluntly and without apology.
Walking out of the courtroom to face reporters last Thursday, Okoumou proudly wore a T-shirt reading “White Supremacy is Terrorism.”
Resistance activists celebrated her on social media calling her a hero and courageous for her theatrical and illegal protest — if the resistance becomes a summer of theatrics it’s hard to imagine a blue wave taking out as many Republican House members as leadership hoped, squandering an opportunity that was theirs for the taking, and likely fracturing the Democratic Party even more than it already is.
Related: Liberal Outrage Is All The Rage.
All the Democrats have to do is not be crazy, and they can’t even do that.™