I am very much concerned about the danger of the Democratic Party losing the Presidency in November because of wrong assumptions and strategic error, among other failings. Now in HuffPost Politics there is a perceptive and perspicacious piece everyone should read: “The Democrats are Flawlessly Executing a 10-Point Plan to Lose the 2016 Presidential Election.”
Here are the 10 points:
1. Assume that Donald Trump will be the Republicans’ 2016 nominee, though it’s now clear he won’t be.
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2. Nominate the only person who can reunite the Republican Party once Trump failing to get the nomination has fractured it beyond repair.
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3. Fracture the Democratic Party by broadly supporting the Clinton camp’s attempts to smear Bernie Sanders and his supporters.
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4. Fatally underestimate the electoral chances of the two men now most likely to be the Republican presidential nominee in November: Ted Cruz and John Kasich.
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5. Fail to nominate their most popular candidate, in particular the one with the best chance of beating Ted Cruz or John Kasich in the fall.
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6. Freeze one of the most popular Democrats nationally, Bernie Sanders, out of the picture altogether.
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7. Reject Sanders’ call for a fifty-state general-election campaign.
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8. Do nothing whatsoever to address outstanding concerns about the character, integrity, and judgment of the Party’s front-runner.
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9. Over-rely on the national media to set the political narrative for the campaign season, further alienating voters who want to vote for a candidate with vision.
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10. Ignore the youth vote.
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Read it all here.