Scotty Wayne

When I was working in progressive politics, I watched the left and the establishment go off the cultural deep end. They became obsessed with culture issues to the detriment of everything else. Now, they are trying to move on from this. Their strategy is to go to the left on economics, and when confronted about things like trans people in women’s sports, they’ll tell you “no one is thinking about this” or “it effects a small number of people, let’s talk about economics. But by doing this, like Abdul did tonight on Jesse Watters, he appears like he lacks common sense. It hurts his ability to have authority on other issues, like healthcare and the economy. His arguments on other issues are eroded by his own design without him even knowing it. I’m talking about Abdul as the example tonight, but all progressives do this. The difference is that they are running in blue cities and districts, and he is not. The days of “ignoring the culture wars” are long gone. Democrats have swum deep in those waters for far too long. Some might want to forget these issues ever became so central to the values of so many Americans, but the public won’t let them forget. Most importantly, Republicans won’t let them forget. They will keep bringing these issues up. They need a better strategy than ignoring or laughing off the questions. They need to give real answers. They need to be courageous enough to stand up to their own base.