Reality Is Cruel

Can anyone give an example of something Dems are doing to actually try to win in Nov?

I’m being serious. It’s getting downright scary how little they seem to care about Nov.

And no, replacing a man who is experiencing clear, serious cognitive decline doesn’t count.

— Adam McKay (@ZombiePanther2) July 26, 2024

JMM gets a lot of mileage this morning  out of this “analysis.”

It's amazing how expressing contempt for the work literally millions of people are doing - volunteering, phone banking, door knocking, contributing money, running campaigns, strategizing - especially in the last week can be presented as somehow insightful or forward-thinking. https://t.co/XDZoB7nSwM

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 27, 2024

I think people react negatively cuz your comments are vacuous and cynical. And that's a good reason to react negatively. Maybe lay out your plan & how you plan to implement it rather than walking over & shitting on people's heads then acting shocked that people say yr a dick.

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 27, 2024

Here's my go at a good leading question: Can anyone give an example of anything you've done in your life, any idea or action that would give anyone any reason to listen to anything you say about politics? I'm being serious. Your attempt at politics flicks were pretentous and…

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 27, 2024

But the simple fact is, this is pure MAGA reasoning: deny reality, reject what is actually happening, and declare all news to the contrary as fake.

'These numbers are insane': MSNBC panel stunned by massive sign-up of Harris volunteershttps://t.co/PdgD8bOZq2

— Raw Story (@RawStory) July 27, 2024

"The Kamala Harris coalition is hosting 2300 events to motivate voters in key swing states, the campaign has more than 250 battleground offices to organize in the months ahead. And since Sunday, 170,000 new volunteers — these numbers are insane — have joined the campaign effort," she reported.

Can’t be true, though, because Democrats aren’t doing anything to win. Must be fake news.

I will continue to insist, all punditry to the contrary, that Donald Trump is a lousy politician and campaigner. Hillary Clinton was many good things, but politician/campaigner she wasn’t. Her husband would have wiped the floor with Trump. Kamala is all but certain to. And MAGA will go to its political grave denying reality.