Dismal election results earlier this month caused many
Democratic leaders to cite Joe Biden’s low popularity as the main culprit and content
themselves with the belief that future prospects will improve as the economy
picks up and Covid wanes.
They are kidding themselves.
Sure, the President’s poll numbers may get better along with
the economy. But that’s not at the core
of the Democratic Party’s malady.
Arrogance is.
That attitude came to the fore with the 2016 nomination of
Hilary Clinton. Donald Trump became
president as a result.
Hilary Clinton was haughty, entitled and presumably
contemptuous of those who did not fawn over her.
Opposition to Mrs. Clinton was personal.
[As a matter of fact, likeability is far more important to
voters than policy matters about which, polling maker clear, few have
well-informed opinions. Thus, for
instance, Ronald Reagan as President voiced views which were often shared by
only a minority of the public. But he
was loved by most Americans regardless.]
That hostility has become more general toward the
Democratic Party which seems determined to show its disregard for the values of
most Americans. Illegal immigration
these days is largely ignored. Last
year’s summer of rioting was excused and our foreign policy reeks of
weakness. Most recently, their candidate
for Virginia’s governor dismissed the value of parents’ input for school
education.
This attitude of arrogance, contempt and superiority toward
those not considered as intelligent and sophisticated as they are will not be
easily forgiven or forgotten.
The Democratic Party, in short, has become insulting to
those who do not endorse or acquiesce to its left-wing prescriptions. The opposition generated is personal.
Their comeuppance is gaining momentum.
As an aside, Happy Thanksgiving! We all have reasons to be grateful to be
living in America, whether we recognize them or not.
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