Victor Davis Hanson
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And that iconic moment again at that McDonald's when the Indian guy from India and his wife were there. And he said, I'm just an ordinary person. And Trump said, you're not ordinary. That was right off the cuff. And then his wife said, you took a bullet for us. He said, you know, I guess I did. And those moments were really they resonated throughout the campaign.
And that iconic moment again at that McDonald's when the Indian guy from India and his wife were there. And he said, I'm just an ordinary person. And Trump said, you're not ordinary. That was right off the cuff. And then his wife said, you took a bullet for us. He said, you know, I guess I did. And those moments were really they resonated throughout the campaign.
And that iconic moment again at that McDonald's when the Indian guy from India and his wife were there. And he said, I'm just an ordinary person. And Trump said, you're not ordinary. That was right off the cuff. And then his wife said, you took a bullet for us. He said, you know, I guess I did. And those moments were really they resonated throughout the campaign.
And these people kept trying to play this 1960s. you know, Black Panther almost line. And everybody was sick of it. They were completely sick of it. And I hope that they keep doing it because I guess Mark Penn came out this week with polls that show that the Democratic, everybody was saying that the Trump honeymoon would end very quickly and he's doing such controversial things.
And these people kept trying to play this 1960s. you know, Black Panther almost line. And everybody was sick of it. They were completely sick of it. And I hope that they keep doing it because I guess Mark Penn came out this week with polls that show that the Democratic, everybody was saying that the Trump honeymoon would end very quickly and he's doing such controversial things.
And these people kept trying to play this 1960s. you know, Black Panther almost line. And everybody was sick of it. They were completely sick of it. And I hope that they keep doing it because I guess Mark Penn came out this week with polls that show that the Democratic, everybody was saying that the Trump honeymoon would end very quickly and he's doing such controversial things.
And maybe he slipped a point or two, but you look at the Democratic polls and they're not getting any better. Whatever they're doing is not working.
And maybe he slipped a point or two, but you look at the Democratic polls and they're not getting any better. Whatever they're doing is not working.
And maybe he slipped a point or two, but you look at the Democratic polls and they're not getting any better. Whatever they're doing is not working.
That's a really good point about James Carville, because he was always posed as the authentic voice of the working man Democrat, but he had become just like the bi-coastal elite. You could really see the other day when Stephen Smith said something about politics, and he just went into a profanity-ridden thing. You don't know anything about politics. You're an ESPN sports announcer.
That's a really good point about James Carville, because he was always posed as the authentic voice of the working man Democrat, but he had become just like the bi-coastal elite. You could really see the other day when Stephen Smith said something about politics, and he just went into a profanity-ridden thing. You don't know anything about politics. You're an ESPN sports announcer.
That's a really good point about James Carville, because he was always posed as the authentic voice of the working man Democrat, but he had become just like the bi-coastal elite. You could really see the other day when Stephen Smith said something about politics, and he just went into a profanity-ridden thing. You don't know anything about politics. You're an ESPN sports announcer.
You don't know anything. It sounded like a professor. You know, it sounded like a media grandee that was dressing down somebody. And here was this so-called white working class voice of the Clinton years acting like an elite, talking to this black man and saying, you don't know your rear end from a hole in the ground and started lecturing him. And and they can't help it.
You don't know anything. It sounded like a professor. You know, it sounded like a media grandee that was dressing down somebody. And here was this so-called white working class voice of the Clinton years acting like an elite, talking to this black man and saying, you don't know your rear end from a hole in the ground and started lecturing him. And and they can't help it.
You don't know anything. It sounded like a professor. You know, it sounded like a media grandee that was dressing down somebody. And here was this so-called white working class voice of the Clinton years acting like an elite, talking to this black man and saying, you don't know your rear end from a hole in the ground and started lecturing him. And and they can't help it.
And and that's who they are now. They're a condescending, out of touch elite. And they keep they think that the more heat, the more profanity, the more screaming, the more threats, the more light they're going to get. And it's not working. And. We'll see what happens in the midterms. But their strategy of demonizing, it's not working so far.
And and that's who they are now. They're a condescending, out of touch elite. And they keep they think that the more heat, the more profanity, the more screaming, the more threats, the more light they're going to get. And it's not working. And. We'll see what happens in the midterms. But their strategy of demonizing, it's not working so far.
And and that's who they are now. They're a condescending, out of touch elite. And they keep they think that the more heat, the more profanity, the more screaming, the more threats, the more light they're going to get. And it's not working. And. We'll see what happens in the midterms. But their strategy of demonizing, it's not working so far.
No, you know, they were on the hinge before George Floyd, but somewhere between Me Too 2018-19 and George Floyd after that, they really did miscalculate.
No, you know, they were on the hinge before George Floyd, but somewhere between Me Too 2018-19 and George Floyd after that, they really did miscalculate.