Barry Goldwater’s 1964 presidential campaign slogan was “In Your Heart You Know He’s Right.” It was Goldwater’s way of saying that the conservative principles he espoused resonated with the majority of Americans, despite any reluctance they might have to express them publicly.
On today’s Morning Joe, occasional Biden speechwriter Jon Meacham — a man no longer capable of making Biden sound coherent — turned Goldwater’s slogan on its head. He said of traditional Republicans who support Trump: “In their hearts they know [it’s] wrong.”
Meacham made his comments in the context of railing–along with Joe Scarborough–against a Wall Street Journal editorial rejecting the attempt by Democrats and the liberal media to brand Trump a “fascist.” The editorial obviously enraged Morning Joe, since calling Trump a fascist is Joe’s stock in trade!
The editorial is…
