DAY 3
It has not been a good week for Democrats. The clownishness, hystericism, and self defeat has not sputtered even slightly.
We’re now in Day 3 and it shows no signs of slowing down.
Trump delivered his SOTU last night. It spanned two hours. I want to say up front straight away: Most SOTU’s have almost no tangible effect on politics. They’re largely just public exhibitions. Their most tangible effect is on media programming for a week. Beyond that, it’s usually bupkis.
As for Trump’s speech, however, there were two crucial moments I expect might actually have some tangible effect on the electorate.
It’s a common expectation that applause at SOTU’s will be partisan, and there’s generally wide latitude on forgiveness when opposition parties remain unmoved. Trump knows this is expected, so he reduced it down to a second-grade level.
The more juvenile among us might recognize this game, “raise your hand if you aren’t gay!”
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