I haven't decided who I'm voting for in 2020 & won't until after the primaries, but it won't be any of the 24 Democrats. Calls like this are a 1-way street. Liberal/progressive pundits are never asked to do the same. Democratic candidates are never asked to offer us anything.https://twitter.com/julianzelizer/status/1140222278547980288 …
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The second greatest threat posed by Trump - the one that gives me most pause about supporting his re-election - is that his weakness in commanding the loyalty & obedience that the executive branch normally gives a president could prove ruinous in an international crisis.
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Contrary to the popular narrative, Trump has often not followed through on his worst instincts thanks to his staff & allies (eg, Don McGahn). That has happened because of residual conservative values: Republicans still want rule-of-law judges, for example.
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By contrast, an empowered progressive successor would face calls from his or her own side's intellectual class to do the opposite: bulldoze the existing norms & institutions conservatives value. Where Trump has swum against the tide, a Democrat will have the tide at his/her back.
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There are no good answers for conservatives right now. This Administration deserves re-election. This president does not. His opponent will be bad, & may well be bluntly hostile to the American system's continuance. Some have cast their lot with Trump, some never will. I'll wait.
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This thread is so smart. I'm not the biggest Trump fan but Democrats have offered ZERO from a policy perspective. Look at the Hyde amendment, this has allowed pro-life legislators the ability to back legislation without violating their beliefs, and Dems want to eliminate it.
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Whether or not you agree with proposed policies, to say the Dems have offered ZERO is neither accurate nor arguing in good faith.
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20 years from now - maybe 2 years from now - everybody is going to want to say they were opposing Trump's opponents.
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I have some hope for Biden. We'd probably live through that.
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This is correct. If Trump is an existential threat, it’s for the same reasons that any of the Democrats are.
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And who would want to fundnetally change this wonderful system, where the richest country in the world let's people die from lack of Healthcare and children rack up debt paying for lunch. Great job, Don.
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