I noticed how on the news last night (at least on MSNBC) the term “Trumpism” was used repeatedly. And it seems to me that word might be one of the keys to our continued success. That is, we don’t run against “Trump,” we run against Trumpism.
Of course, we also have to run for things such as health care, support for immigrants, infra-structure improvement….
But Trumpism is something we can stand against. I say we run again Trumpism rather than Trump, because Trumpism sums up so many bad things that are emblimatic of the current Republican party;
- Bigotry
- Disrespecting women
- Bigotry
- Attempting to take away health care from everyday people
- Bigotry
- Cuddling up to the Russians
- Bigotry
- Cuddling up to the rich
- Bigotry
We can say “Republican candidate X supports Trumpism” — and that sums up everything wrong with the so-called Republican party.
The problem isn’t just Trump the “person” but all the policies that Trumpism implies. And since these policies are part and parcel of the current Republican party, it is easy to attach that tag to any and all republicans.
And it just occurred to me that Trumpism will be around long after Trump is impeached or has taken asylum in Russia.
So what do you think about that?