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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
I believe it was James Carville that said Republicans want to win, Democrats want to be right.
Democrats shift to focusing in what wins, and you're worried about future elections, not this one.
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Lots of things I won't disagree with in your post. This point deserves some comment though, because wanting to be right is not a bad thing. Voter suppression and disenfranchisement wins. Corruption wins. Divisive, fear mongering and dishonest politics win. Filibusters and refusing to pass legislation to craft political narratives or hurt political opponents and populations that oppose you wins. Destroying educational systems and social benefits programs that build a strong electorate wins. Devout loyalty to party, even over loyalty to the laws of the country, wins. Being better at all of these things wins when there is no sense of the value of being right.
We're just waiting to see if destroying public faith in electoral process and results in order to negate the last legal method for removing a president from power will win (it has in other countries).
Winning at all costs is a great way to destroy democracy.
In the current context, I hope the Democrats make pragmatic decisions in order to win and get Trump out, but in the long run (if they succeed), I hope they govern by spending time focused on what's right instead of being focused on winning.