12-13-2016, 10:46 AM
(12-09-2016, 04:11 PM)FLBones Wrote: Exactly. Democrats need to come up with their own populist, anti establishment candidate whom appeals to the working classs if they want to win. That person will have to be someone who is anti-globalism, anti-illegal immigration, anti-free trade, etc. He probably would have to more authoritarian like. A lot of Americans want someone who is a strong and decisive leader and will get us through tough times.
The Democrats need to transform themselves from the PC party of special pleaders to a broader party focused on defending the not-elite in total. Other than Sherrod Brown and Elizabeth Warren, there aren't a lot of Bernie-types to draw on.
Assume this is not a single cycle problem. Being effective as a broad-based party of the non-elite will take more than a white knight POTUS. They will need the Congress and state offices first. That's a decade at a minimum.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.