Doug Jones Victory: Trump is Vulnerable

At our house we were all refreshing our computers furiously starting at 8pm with ever increasing excitement as the evening progressed. We were absolutely thrilled when Doug Jones victory was certain. If Doug Jones can win in Alabama, the state where Trump had his biggest victory, after Trump endorsed his opponent, well then Trump too can be defeated.

I have come to think of Trump’s candidacy and presidency as the last hurrah of a past that we need to leave behind for good. Trump, and the money behind him, waged a symbolic campaign of divisiveness that has continued with him in in office. It has been a mistake so far to try and defeat him with logical arguments. A while back I suggested that Take The Knee might be the right symbolic counter, but I was wrong about that, despite racism being one of the divisions Trump has exploited. 

It now appears that Trump’s real vulnerability might be the #MeToo movement. And I applaud Senator Gillibrand for pursuing that and calling for his resignation. Trump responded in the only way he seems to know how, by denying all responsibility and going on a ridiculous attack. Well, Roy Moore’s defeat, by however narrow a margin, shows that with enough pressure the time for evading responsibility through denying and attacking opponents is up.

All of us who see Trump as unfit to be the President of the United States should now do our part and apply the same pressure to him.

PS Uncertainty Wednesday will resume next week