Even as Trump Implodes, Some Democrats Can't Stop Trashing Other Dems [View all]

Edwin Eisendrath

Donald Trump just had the worst week of his terrible, cruel, dangerous presidency. So, what does James Carville do? He pens an op-ed that says Democrats are headed towards their own civil war.

Facing Trump’s clear attack on the rule of law, what does Rahm Emanuel do? He says Democrats are less popular than Elon Musk. In a moment when the GOP is weak, having used its political power to pass the most unpopular and dangerous legislation anyone can remember, what does Andrew Cuomo do? He says he will move to Ron DeSantis’ Florida if another Democrat wins New York’s mayoral race.

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First, Democrats are not at risk of civil war. Democratic enthusiasm is on the rise in every poll. People attending anti-Trump rallies come from ideologically different parts of the coalition. In a dynamic and changing world, Democrats are not insisting on dogma. They are grappling with new information and testing new ways to make progress. By the way, that’s exactly what Democrats at our best have always done. FDR did it. So did Bill Clinton. Is it painful, and do we argue? Of course. Are we confused about the real threats and the need to work in broad coalitions? We are not.

Second, if you think Democrats are less popular than Elon Musk, I suggest you revisit the last state Supreme Court race in Wisconsin. That was as simple a head-to-head test of that claim as there can be. Musk showed up. He spent millions. He faced a good candidate and a united Democratic Party in the state. He lost. It wasn’t even close.

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