Why aren't they fleeing in horror?
Remember that iconic dance scene in Beetlejuice? The newbie ghosts — Barbara and Adam (played by Geena Davis and one of the Baldwins) wanted to scare Lydia’s (Wynona Ryder) family out of their house so they tried to Banana Boat them.
After they possessed the living usurpers and humiliated them Barbara and Adam ran to the window to watch them flee in terror. “Here they come. Any minute now.” Or words to that effect.
But that didn't happen. It was a hoot. The living folks loved it and wanted more. And Barbara and Adam were dejected.
That's an illustration of Democrats breathlessly waiting for Trump supporters to reach their tipping point and flee the Orange Menace in terror.
Every time Trump says something awful or does something reprehensible or scores another 4 Pinocchios - Democrats race to the window and wait and wait and wait. “This is it. No way they’ll stick with him now.”
They haven’t fled yet. And they won't. Not in significant numbers anyway.
He's their guy. For whatever individually deplorable reason they won't flee in terror. Party leaders and the faithful have embraced him. There is no lie he can tell that they care enough about to quit him.
So we need to stop running to the window (myself included). We will beat Trump with turnout not by waiting for Republicans to come to their senses.
The Battleplan is GOTV — When Democrats turn out the vote - We win.
There is an amazing diary by Yosef 52 that is filled with all the information you need to get started volunteering. Please go to the link and figure out how you want to help. Phone banking and knocking on doors is always useful. But please stop waiting for Republicans to save us. We need to do it ourselves.
Here's the scene but sadly I could not one clip that shows the Barbara and Adam running to the window. Take my word. They ran. And were disappointed.
