THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY

[HairOfTheDog]

Jason Chaffetz said, "people at my town hall intended to bully & intimidate me".

Hillary is right, if you can't take the heat, get out of Congress.

The disgruntled liberals clearly seem to be following the disgruntled conservative playbook of the Tea Party. The Tea Party protesters' presence at Town Halls definitely helped the Republicans take over both the house and the senate during Obama's presidency, in my opinion.

I don't know if the liberals will be able to get the same results. The Dems seem to be struggling with direction -- should they go progressive left or should they move more to the center. If Keith Ellison wins the DNC Chair, the push will be more to the left. If Tom Perez wins the DNC Chair, the push will be more to the center. I don't know which is the best strategy for fund-raising and gaining momentum to win Congressional seats and governorships, but the 2018 elections are just around the corner and the Democratic party has a lot of organizing to do to take over at least the senate. I hope they can make it happen.

I heard Reince Priebus and Steve Bannon do a PR bit and pep talk at CPAC this morning. I don't agree with much of what Bannon said, but I can see where those on the far right get fired up by him and thought he and Priebus did a good job of putting a positive spin on the president, the administration, and their relationship. They were speaking to conservatives of all stripes -- nationalists, traditional Republican conservatives, libertarians, independents, anarchists... If they and President Trump can keep all of those factions fired up and attract new independents and younger voters into that fold, it'll be tough for the Dems.

A lot will depend on how President Trump does over the next year and how quickly and effectively the DNC can organize and unite. Should be interesting. In any case, I'm glad the DNC isn't still stuck with Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.