The Tarnished Democrat Brand

Recasting politics as good vibes doesn't close the border or pay the grocer.

With the incessant buzz surrounding Kamala Harris and her new running mate Tim Walz, it’s easy to forget that Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt last month and came out on top. The investigation of how a shooter came so close to killing the former president is still underway with no end in sight.

It’s also easy to forget how desperate the Democrat were in their rhetoric. They routinely cast Trump and his supporters as fascists threatening democracy...

Even though the Democrats still recite the “threat to Democracy” line, its function has changed from an overt political attack to a self-evident unifying mantra among leftists. Now the argument against Trump has become much more ridiculous... Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance are now "weird" downers while Harris and Walz are joyful and funny...

For so many years, leftists have come to depend so much on accusing Trump of being Hitler that they have lost the ability to make any other argument. Their dominance over media and nearly every other public institution has made them intellectually soft and lazy...

However, because they have nothing else (Bidenomics? Abortion? Weirdness?), Harris and the Democrats will crank up the volume (and cringe) of their campaign as much as possible, doing their best to drown out the voices that have questions about her record, policies, and the fact that she became the Democrat nominee for president without winning any votes. Absolutely nothing qualifies her for the role of president, and thus far, everything about her has been vapid synthetic media hype...

Rather than panic, conservatives should continue to follow the example of Trump and remain confident. Optimism is not complacency, and the truth is on their side. The propaganda has lost its effectiveness, and they actually have a leader.