Category Donald Trump
The Democrats Dilemma
What is an opposition party supposed to do? What happens in other democracies?
From the archives: How the Jan 6 insurrection was cooked in Florida
This has been a sad week in American history – though I begin this commentary with an ode to my colleague Brook Hines who coined the cleverly brilliant term “Parler Putsch” to describe this week’s effort at a insurgency by right-wing groups to overturn the results of November’s US Presidential Election. Parler is a right-wing […]
Trumpnomics – The end of the America as we know it?
Many leading Democrats love to obsesses about President Trump being a “racist” (something I push back on ) misogynistic behaviour (100% accurate) and a threat to democracy (I agree with this critique as well) while seemingly being disinterested in the actual public policy Trump advocates. I will concede much of this has to do with […]
Why Trump crushed DeSantis: When it came down to it, in a populist party, DeSantis sounded like an elite
Some people have asked me why I am not dancing all over Governor DeSantis grave on social media like other Florida progressives/liberals. The reason is while Nikki Haley is still in race at this moment, she won’t be much longer (funny how the so-called “establishment” candidate has so few endorsements while elected officials in the […]
In contrast to Trump’s populism, DeSantis limited appeal has been based on race and classism – that’s why he’s losing (among other reasons)
While Ron DeSantis tries tonight at the second GOP debate to revive his flagging campaign, one where he’s literally been running backwards for months, some things about the GOP have become abundantly clear. Ron DeSantis campaign based on elitism, “high-class” racism and a lack of concern for the working class is imploding. DeSantis finally said […]
Ron DeSantis has proven to have a unique, bipartisan ability to unite people in politics
I decided to have a bit of fun for Labor Day. Governor DeSantis has a unique ability to unite people – I’ve often accused him of being divisive and pitting neighbor against neighbor and family member against family member, but recently he’s proven me wrong. Ron DeSantis has a unique ability to unite politicians of […]
The Florida Squeeze 