David Pakman

I'm going to think about voting for a Democrat next election.

Is there something that could tempt magapatamians?

to come over and vote against the MAGA agenda.

Well, I have an idea.

One area that could completely shift the political landscape would be an aggressive, central anti-corruption platform.

Oh, David, that's so boring.

I don't think so.

Let me explain.

Republican voters disagree with Democratic voters on a lot of issues.

If you bring up what should the top tax rate be or maybe it's abortion or maybe it's religion or there's a lot of areas where Democrats and Republicans genuinely disagree.

But what about focusing

on anti corruption.

And the underlying reality is that most Americans, regardless of party, worry and believe that there is a lot of corruption in our political system, that it's rigged by insiders, that people with positions of power or access to positions of power are getting everything set up for them to the extent that Republican believe Republicans believe this

They're not wrong, although they often blame the wrong people.

Sometimes when Republicans do express concern about corruption from those in power, et cetera, they are redirected by Republican elected officials to blaming cultural issues.

men and women's sports and no prayer in schools and all this crap instead of actually focusing on the people profiting from the status quo, which includes their dear leader, Donald Trump and his family.

So you've got the social and cultural issues.

You have real economic issues, wages and health care.

These are vital.

My idea is that corruption cuts across the aisle in a way almost nothing else does.