Clinton, in his first comments on President Bush's re-election, yesterday urged Democrats not to "whine" about the outcome, but to find a "clear national message."
What does this mean find a "clear national message?" Could he possibly be saying the Dems are influenced too much by the left-wing bomb throwers like many of those around P&N? Is he saying that Dems need to lose the right-wing-religious-fanatic-ignorant-redneck-stupid-racist-fascist strategy? Hmmm....
Clinton attributed Kerry's loss to the Democrats' failure to combat how they were portrayed by Republicans to small-town America. "If we let people believe that our party doesn't believe in faith and family, doesn't believe in work and freedom, that's our fault," he said.
Clinton said the country was more divided than it was in 1968 and called for an end to the "culture war." I think even Clinton acknowledges that the war is being waged on both sides, and the arrogant elites on the Left are losing... losing it big for the Dems.
Anyone , except for the hard right, can see it should have been easy to defeat Bush. His approval ratings were low. An increasing number of of people say the country is on the wrong track and are losing support for the war in Iraq. The deficit is skyrocketing. Meanwhile, the Dems spent huge sums of money, had tremendous support from celebrities and media, registered many new voters, and look at the results. They were all so confident... it was in the bag!
Yeah likability and straightfowardness trump "nuance", debate skills, and even raw intelligence. Yeah the Bush campaign swam circles around the Kerry campaign. Yeah the Dems desperately need to find more attractive candidates. But, all those things are tied into the simple fact that the populace as a whole has become more politically conservative in recent years, and the Dems slash and burn campaign against traditional and moderate Americans has people backing off.
The reality is, a good number of moderates supported Bush, and that's why he won. Those moderates were values-based votes, and the Dems will be doomed to permanent minority-party status until they drop the arrogant elites from their cause and make themselves more appealing. Clinton is right.
What does this mean find a "clear national message?" Could he possibly be saying the Dems are influenced too much by the left-wing bomb throwers like many of those around P&N? Is he saying that Dems need to lose the right-wing-religious-fanatic-ignorant-redneck-stupid-racist-fascist strategy? Hmmm....
Clinton attributed Kerry's loss to the Democrats' failure to combat how they were portrayed by Republicans to small-town America. "If we let people believe that our party doesn't believe in faith and family, doesn't believe in work and freedom, that's our fault," he said.
Clinton said the country was more divided than it was in 1968 and called for an end to the "culture war." I think even Clinton acknowledges that the war is being waged on both sides, and the arrogant elites on the Left are losing... losing it big for the Dems.
Anyone , except for the hard right, can see it should have been easy to defeat Bush. His approval ratings were low. An increasing number of of people say the country is on the wrong track and are losing support for the war in Iraq. The deficit is skyrocketing. Meanwhile, the Dems spent huge sums of money, had tremendous support from celebrities and media, registered many new voters, and look at the results. They were all so confident... it was in the bag!
Yeah likability and straightfowardness trump "nuance", debate skills, and even raw intelligence. Yeah the Bush campaign swam circles around the Kerry campaign. Yeah the Dems desperately need to find more attractive candidates. But, all those things are tied into the simple fact that the populace as a whole has become more politically conservative in recent years, and the Dems slash and burn campaign against traditional and moderate Americans has people backing off.
The reality is, a good number of moderates supported Bush, and that's why he won. Those moderates were values-based votes, and the Dems will be doomed to permanent minority-party status until they drop the arrogant elites from their cause and make themselves more appealing. Clinton is right.