At his final WH correspondents dinner, delivered a speech on the value of being for something, rather than just against smth.
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It was a terrific speech.
Unfortunately, many people in the US will color everything Trump does as bad - even the few good things.
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Not that Trump deserves anyone's sympathy or understanding.
But we blind ourselves if we think his politics are bad just because they're his
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Criticism of Clinton insulting Trump voters isn't idle: yes, these people are often shitty people. No, you won't win elections by saying so.
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Which all comes around to Obama's original point: being for something. Trump was a protest candidate who won from establishment opposition.
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He was a terrible candidate in objective terms. Deranged, immature, narcissistic and pseudo-fascist in rhetoric.
But he won anyway.
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In the US bipartisan system, nobody is going to challenge Trump except a viable democratic candidate. He smashed the republican party.
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His opponent from the democrat side will have to abandon failed policies like interventionism, cold war armament and "free" trade deals.
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But realistically, I think we will see the democrats fracture between deep state insiders and lefties. Neither will have a winning strategy.
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