I got a big kick out of a Guardian article, Democratic women and Republican populists surge in primaries this morning. That’s really the message of the entire piece, but you need to read it carefully to fully appreciate the import. There is not a shred of a suggestion of what Democratic, or the label used without irony in this article, „left“ policy might be being advocated. Not a hint. A spokesperson for Emily’s List is quoted „No one is getting a vote because she’s a woman, she’s getting a vote because she is working really, really hard to convince people.“ But to convince people of what? That she’s a woman? That she’s not a Republican? Seriously, that seems to be the heart of the Democratic program for 2018 just as it was in 2016: „We are not Republicans“. Democratic Party foot soldiers are expected to passionately vow in response „I’m with her!“
On the phone the other day an old friend, anguished about the lack of resistance to the current administration, wondered aloud about the American people filling the streets in the future. What about a general strike? If the Democratic Party is leading the strike what would the demands be? Business as usual stops until Americans become women?
