https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/12/the-democrats-havent-learned.php
The Democrats Haven’t Learned
Power Line, by John Hinderaker
Posted By: Dreadnought, 12/19/2024 12:14:40 AM
Democrats have engaged in many election post mortems, but they are either unable or unwilling to come go grips with the real reasons why they lost the 2024 election. One of many cases in point is this op-ed by Rahm Emanuel in The Washington Post. Emanuel’s theme is that the Democrats are too nice, and too joyful, for their own good. The Post’s subhed for the piece is “Campaigns of joy in an era of rage don’t win elections.” Which means that the Post can’t tell the difference between joy and gaslighting. Emanuel writes: When Donald Trump declared, “I am your warrior.