A Progressive Perspective: It's the President, Stupid!

[TexasTowelie]

by Irwin Stoolmacher


“The economy, stupid” was a phrase coined by James Carville during the 1992 presidential campaign to emphasize the then-prevailing recession in the United States. In an attempt to keep the campaign on message, Carville hung a sign in Bill Clinton’s Little Rock headquarters with the now famous slogan on it.

I’d suggest that the Biden campaign post a little sign on its headquarters with the phrase: “It’s the President, stupid” on it to reinforce the notion that the focus of the campaign should be on President Trump’s lack of leadership skills. While there are literally thousands of examples that demonstrate the president’s lack of leadership, in this column I’m going to concentrate on his handling of the deadly outbreak of coronavirus.

From the start of the crisis, President Trump has been downplaying and minimizing the risk of the coronavirus. He has repeatedly made false, misleading, careless, dangerous and narcissistic statements based on what’s best for his re-election not what is best for the American people. He has relied on his “hunches” and misinformation, rather than on facts provided by experts like Anthony Fauci, the long-time Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Trump’s missteps and mendacity started with, “We have it under control. It’s going to be just fine.” It proceeded to:

“When it gets a little warmer, it [the coronavirus] miraculously goes away.”

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[The Magistrate]

1. A Sound Idea, Sir

Pundits mewling about 'people have to have something to vote for' and 'campaigns must be positive' should be ignored or mocked. Those are civics class answers, and have nothing to do with any actual political situation.

The energy of this election is the great hatred for and disgust with Trump abroad in the land. This should be harnessed and heightened, though it is already high enough to top the dam. The repudiation must be absolute and crushing.

The destruction of Trump, the banishment of Trump, is the positive offered by Democrats to the public this year!