Dems lost the sputh a Long time ago, they held on to some with blue dog dems who have been purged from the party starting in the 90s.... The realignment of the upper Midwest was LONG overdue and while not complete finally began in earnest in 2016. Assuming republicans don’t eff it up the rust belt will be as reliably republican as the south with the exceptions of MN and IL very soon.
The Dems decades of identity politics and egalitarianism have turned them into a party that can only win in urban areas... Their geographical footprint will be limited to large cities and gerrymanders black districts....
They are done for any foreseeable future as a national party.
However if the republicans continue to be cowards and not live up to their promises the Dems win by default because republican voters will stay home.
The basic premise is that we're engaged in an information war. In this type of environment, weaponized language becomes the tool of choice. It's critical to be able to effectively label the opposition to establish/control their (negative) characterization. The leftists of course do this as well, so the competition becomes one to hold the strongest hand.
To wit, I will ask again, would you rather be labeled a:
(a) racist, bigoted white supremacist; or
(b) politically violent anarchist?
Note that as repugnant as 'a' is, it still enjoys constitutional rights & privileges (ie peaceful assembly, speech). OTOH, the MSM/leftists can champion 'b' as heroes standing up to tyranny till they are blue in the face, but at the end of the day, domestic terrorism still falls well outside the protection of the law.
Advocating the use of political violence in order to further an agenda of hate & division is a losing proposition. The leftists can play ID politics all they want, but the DNC leadership knows they cannot win elections with this strategy.
Right now, 95%+ of 'news' is actually infotainment filler. There is a massive need for content in which to generate advertising sales and fuel click through bait. But when it becomes closer to election time, we should expect to see DNC management move the party to a more centrist position. After all, if you want to achieve any real power, then the name of the game is to win elections, not generate ad sales.
We, the people cannot let that happen, every RINO Republican, every Republican Establishment “Never Trumpers” must be purged by defeat in a primary . You must remember it is “Trump” against all in Washington, DC and a nutcase, gone wild Media, seeking to change the country to the negative, a political, corporate tyranny.
We, the people, stand alone with POTUS, Trump,and we will win the day and keep American free for every American citizen period. if we stand and fight together we prevail, if not the USA dies as a free nation and becomes Venezuela or Cuba, etc. That is just plain & simple fact.
“Assuming republicans don’t eff it up the rust belt will be as reliably republican as the south with the exceptions of MN and IL very soon.”
Twin Cities and shitcago to be more precise.