At this exact hour a year ago the polls closed in the 2016 presidential election. It would not be until the following morning that Americans learned we had elected Donald Trump to become our 45th President. Many wish we could go back to bed and wake up from this nightmare. Of course, it was going to be a nightmare as we were given the choice of two poisons and we had to pick one.
Unfortunately, we picked the poison which spread faster. We have a President who berates our friends and bends over backwards for our adversaries, implements policies such as the Muslim travel ban without bothering to let his Cabinet in on it, establishes a moral equivalence between the media and ISIS, calls white supremacists "fine people" and makes unfounded accusations of being wiretapped by former President Obama.
And where is all the winning?
No wonder New Jersey elected a Democrat Governor. No wonder Virginia elected a Democrat Governor and possibly a Democrat controlled House of Delegates. Don't be shocked if in one year's time the Democrats take control of both Houses of Congress. Trump may very well do the the Republican Party what President Obama did to the Democrats during his two terms in office.
Of course, if that is the case then there's a very good chance Trump will be re-elected in three years time. Whatever his obvious shortcomings, the man does inspire loyalty. His supporters perceive Trump is fighting for them even when it isn't clear what exactly he's fighting for. If Democrats want to break that loyalty then they have to stop treating Trump voters as the enemy and ask them if they are winning.
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