That Moment the Democrats Lost in 2020
Sure, it is a little early to write a requiem for the Democrats in 2020. After all, it is a year and a half until the next Presidential election. The media still loathes Trump and seems to be doing everything in its power to make sure he loses, and the President’s negative ratings are really high. At over 20 candidates, you could not ask for a more enthusiastic list of politicians eager to take Trump’s place.
They are running against a candidate bolstered by an unemployment rate of less than 4 percent — which is considered full employment. These are dream numbers for a candidate. As a result of high demand for labor, real wages are going up for the first time in years. In spite of the fact that this is a difficult economy to run against, and money seems to be the primary driver in voter behavior (we all still remember Bill Clinton’s famous retort, “It’s the economy, stupid!”), Trump is utterly unlikable. There are likely many that voted for Trump in 2016 that would love to have a viable alternative in 2020. The recent Presidential debate shows such a candidate will be hard to be found among that group.
There was one moment in that debate that became a game changer for voters. The United States has a debt of over $20 trillion. In recent years pro-immigration candidates throughout western Europe have been profoundly rejected. People want to feel safe and part of that comes with firm borders. In a bizarre move during the debate the Democrats — who largely called for a border free USA, went even further. They said that each of them have health insurance plans that would cover undocumented immigrants.
Watch that moment unfold during the debate:
On a recent Price of Business show, Host Kevin Price (Editor at Large at USA Business Radio) interviewed attorney Lee Kaplan. Lee is a contributor on the show and a pundit on politics. A self described conservative Democrat, you can hear his disgust over many of the candidates running for office. In particular, he is amazed that many of the Democrats want to pursue “Medicare for All” which would essentially finish off private insurance. It is actually more socialistic than the UK model. See the candidates that are advocating for such a radical approach. He also notes it would throw the US and world into the dark ages as we see the end of innovation in this area.
This group of Democrats is largely out of touch with reality, and the more extreme their views are the more attractive they seem to their base (as reflected in the video above). The Democrats seem bent on finding a candidate that does not have much of a chance of winning a general election in 2020.
Check out Kevin’s interview with Lee in its entirety:
