Daily Clips: May 4th, 2016
Let me first address the major topic of the day: Donald Trump’s victory. No, liberals, this doesn’t represent a “death of the Republican Party.” This is what you call an adaption. They’ve switched their focus from “principled conservatism” to rampant, angry nationalism. Trump recognized this and gave the base what it wanted. Sorry, Jeb! and Scott Walker, “tax cuts and deregulation” won’t cut it anymore.
Democrats couldn’t have asked for a better candidate to face in 2016. The White House and Senate are now ours for the taking.
Harnessing the power of the new working class:
But when labor is weak, as it is now, it lacks the political and economic juice required to win its own battles, much less to pass remedial legislation on its own behalf.
Tweet of the day:
Data: The parties no longer deliver candidates Americans can respect. Troubling. pic.twitter.com/w1nYhN3qQ0
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) May 4, 2016
