Kavanaugh lesson: Resist the 'resistance' or lose
By Mark Penn, opinion contributor — 10/08/18 09:15 AM EDT
It’s time to resist the “resistance.†Left unchecked, this political movement may just cement a Republican majority in Washington for the next 20 years. Rather than taking back the country from President Trump, this well funded and coordinated effort is setting back the Democrats and disassembling a few of our government institutions at the same time.
Trump’s victory gave the left an opportunity to radicalize the Democratic Party. The idea was simple: Oppose everything with all we’ve got. Energize, protest, flip on the switches of identity politics, use the politics of personal destruction, enlist the presidential hopefuls, go to the courts, spur on special prosecutors, flood social media. For a while, this movement gave energy to a beaten lackluster party.
But now its flaws are coming home to roost. Screaming at senators in elevators while complaining about judicial temperament doesn’t add up. Opposing every issue for every reason begins to look shrill and fake after a while. Stirring people up leads to unpredictable excesses. Treating half the country as pariahs only increases their anger.
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