If people really believe the imperative for 2024 is not re-electing Biden but stopping Trump, perhaps it is time for them to start acting like it. Imagine you are isolated somewhere and threatened by a dangerous lunatic. You have three possible ways to trap him, each one independent of the others, and plenty of time to do all three witho…
If people really believe the imperative for 2024 is not re-electing Biden but stopping Trump, perhaps it is time for them to start acting like it. Imagine you are isolated somewhere and threatened by a dangerous lunatic. You have three possible ways to trap him, each one independent of the others, and plenty of time to do all three without shorting the effort needed for any of them. You would not need a knowledge of game theory or even ordinary probability to see you should do all of them. Well that is where the country is today. Trump is the dangerous lunatic. The courts, the general election, and the primaries are the three ways to stop him. There is little most people can do about the speed of activity in the courts, but those who have political influence should use it to encourage prosecutors to move faster. For the general election those wanting to stop Trump should work toward the Dems nominating the most attractive and broadly acceptable candidate they can find, Biden or otherwise, to face Trump. That leaves the primaries – the place to show that taking every opportunity to stop Trump is a higher priority than doing public relations work for the Dems. People should pick a candidate they think would have the best chance against Trump in the primaries, back that candidate or at least stop carping at him or her, and work for others to drop out, leaving that person one on one with Trump in the spring. It may be a long shot, but it is a shot, and right now neither the courts nor the general looks anything like a sure thing.
If people really believe the imperative for 2024 is not re-electing Biden but stopping Trump, perhaps it is time for them to start acting like it. Imagine you are isolated somewhere and threatened by a dangerous lunatic. You have three possible ways to trap him, each one independent of the others, and plenty of time to do all three without shorting the effort needed for any of them. You would not need a knowledge of game theory or even ordinary probability to see you should do all of them. Well that is where the country is today. Trump is the dangerous lunatic. The courts, the general election, and the primaries are the three ways to stop him. There is little most people can do about the speed of activity in the courts, but those who have political influence should use it to encourage prosecutors to move faster. For the general election those wanting to stop Trump should work toward the Dems nominating the most attractive and broadly acceptable candidate they can find, Biden or otherwise, to face Trump. That leaves the primaries – the place to show that taking every opportunity to stop Trump is a higher priority than doing public relations work for the Dems. People should pick a candidate they think would have the best chance against Trump in the primaries, back that candidate or at least stop carping at him or her, and work for others to drop out, leaving that person one on one with Trump in the spring. It may be a long shot, but it is a shot, and right now neither the courts nor the general looks anything like a sure thing.