Postmortem for the Harris Campaign
So there were many ways, this Moderate believes, that Harris could have campaigned more effectively on several key issues.
The Thrill of Victory, Agony of Defeat
Most of us accept that we’ll finish with thrills or agony, whenever engaging in competition: sports, spelling bees – and political campaigns. Somebody wins, somebody loses. We try to be gracious, win or lose. We value sportsmanship, agreeing character is important. We teach our kids, “don’t be sore losers”.
Consider What 2nd-Term Trump Might Do
Moderates, don’t allow political fiction to become political fact. Visualize an emboldened, unleashed 2nd-term Trump – then VOTE accordingly.
Introducing the Rebranded GOP: The Grand Old Pretzel
A new parlor game, watching President Trump’s enablers twist themselves into pretzels defending him. The new GOP moniker: The Grand Old Pretzel! Most Republicans won’t answer a simple question: should a President pressure foreign leaders to influence our elections by investigating political rivals? Instead, they twist themselves into pretzels...
Chaos Is NOT a Moderate Governing Strategy – Nor an Effective One
Constant personnel churning at high levels of the Administration (and lower levels, such as Brett McGurk, envoy to the coalition fighting ISIS, who resigned and said it was “reckless” to consider ISIS defeated) reflect Trump’s management style: chaos. But is chaos, defined as “complete confusion and disorder”, effective leadership?