They need to deceive, corrupt, and game elections (and rules for elections.)
Gone are the days when Dems could point to genuine (not manufactured) issues, and genuine (not flim-flammed) successes in order to stir up voters.
Now, it's invent crises, divide the electorate, demonize opponents, assign victim-hood, and scare voters (and abet fraudulent votes.)
That's it.
That's todays' Democrats, and sadly so.
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Which genuine crises were Democrats able to demagogue?