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If Trump Wins in November, It Won’t Be The Fault Of The Democrats
Irrational is as irrational does.
The Democrats are getting a lot of flack. Outrage after outrage on the part of Republicans is repeatedly met with questioning why Democrats haven’t done more to make things better. As though, somehow, the Democrats are in charge. And, with the election apparently tightening, people are aghast, as well they should be, that the race is even this close. Trump has demonstrated time again his stunning unfitness for the position. Somehow, the Democrats get blamed for doing something wrong.
It’s understandable. People feel the world slipping out of control and are trying to influence what can be influenced. The pointed and angry commentary at the Democrats, however misguided, is in one sense an admission that the other side — Trump voters — are not persuadable. But that should absolve the Democrats, not be a reason to condemn them.
If no rational reason to vote for Trump exists, then they voted for Trump on irrational reasons. What can Democrats do in the face of that? Democrats can throw all the rationality they have at that and not make a dent. Irrational is as irrational does. Any psychiatrist will tell you, you can’t argue with the psychosis. It’s a losing proposition for all concerned. Hillary Clinton is manifestly more competent…
