Dems look for candidate who will punch Trump ‘square in the face’
By Amie Parnes - 07/18/18 06:00 AM EDT
To beat President Trump, Democrats running for the White House need to be much more proactive in taking on the president, say party strategists critical of contenders who they see as too reactive rather than proactive.
Democrats are good at offering strong responses to Trump, but they aren’t taking the fight to him, the strategists say.
“I haven’t seen one potential candidate who is willing to punch him square in the face,†one top Democratic strategist said. “And that’s what we need to do. You can’t win a race against this guy by being graceful or by waiting to be attacked.â€
Philippe Reines, the longtime adviser to Hillary Clinton who played Trump in mock debates in 2016 and is known for his pugnacity, said former first lady Michelle Obama’s famous “when they go low, we go high†line no longer applies.
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