As the presidential campaign unfolded, both the mainstream media and the Democrats embarked on a "hate offensive". Hillary told us that half of Donald Trump's supporters were "deplorable" and "unredeemable". The hate offensive participants told us that Trump is a racist and will put LBGT people at risk. They used slogans like "love trumps hate" in an endless bout of name calling and derision against not just Donald Trump but also against anyone who supported him. It was a major part of Hillary Clinton's campaign strategy; the main reason she gave to elect her was that she wasn't Donald Trump. There was essentially nothing positive she advocated; it was the quintessential negative campaign.
Now that the election is over and Clinton lost, the hate campaign is continuing. It's getting ridiculous. Nearly everyone involved with Trump and the transition is still being called a racist. The latest target is Alabama senator Jeff Sessions who Trump selected to be Attorney General. Sessions is not a racist, but it doesn't matter. The hate offensive will try to demonize him. The argument is not being made on reality; the hate offensive just marches on.
The weird thing is that the Democrats know that the hate offensive didn't work in the election, and it certainly won't work now. Americans, for the most part, are fair people. They are going to wait to see how Trump works out as president before they decide how he is doing. One thing is certain, anyone who lived through the last eight years understands that when the Democrats call someone a racist, It doesn't mean anything.
The media is still in full anti-Trump mode as well. My favorite example of this trend today is a column from Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post. She writes that since election day, Trump has not become "more presidential". It's a bizarre column. Since election day, Trump has been at work on the transition. He did give an interview to Sixty Minutes which went fine. He made no other speeches or public appearances. He also sent out a few tweets. It's hard to imagine criticism of that sparse public activity as unpresidential. It doesn't matter to Ruth Marcus. She's all in on the hate offensive.
I understand that the Dems and their media allies are unhappy with the election results. There should come a time, however, when they focus on what is good for the country rather than on their own hurt feelings because the country rejected them. Hillary lost because she couldn't be bothered with the concerns of millions of voters. It wasn't enough to be "not Donald Trump". These voters wanted solutions to their problems, something that Hillary never offered. She just offered hate for Trump. If the Democrats don't watch out, they will make the shift to the GOP permanent for many of those voters.
Now that the election is over and Clinton lost, the hate campaign is continuing. It's getting ridiculous. Nearly everyone involved with Trump and the transition is still being called a racist. The latest target is Alabama senator Jeff Sessions who Trump selected to be Attorney General. Sessions is not a racist, but it doesn't matter. The hate offensive will try to demonize him. The argument is not being made on reality; the hate offensive just marches on.
The weird thing is that the Democrats know that the hate offensive didn't work in the election, and it certainly won't work now. Americans, for the most part, are fair people. They are going to wait to see how Trump works out as president before they decide how he is doing. One thing is certain, anyone who lived through the last eight years understands that when the Democrats call someone a racist, It doesn't mean anything.
The media is still in full anti-Trump mode as well. My favorite example of this trend today is a column from Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post. She writes that since election day, Trump has not become "more presidential". It's a bizarre column. Since election day, Trump has been at work on the transition. He did give an interview to Sixty Minutes which went fine. He made no other speeches or public appearances. He also sent out a few tweets. It's hard to imagine criticism of that sparse public activity as unpresidential. It doesn't matter to Ruth Marcus. She's all in on the hate offensive.
I understand that the Dems and their media allies are unhappy with the election results. There should come a time, however, when they focus on what is good for the country rather than on their own hurt feelings because the country rejected them. Hillary lost because she couldn't be bothered with the concerns of millions of voters. It wasn't enough to be "not Donald Trump". These voters wanted solutions to their problems, something that Hillary never offered. She just offered hate for Trump. If the Democrats don't watch out, they will make the shift to the GOP permanent for many of those voters.
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