Every week or so the NY Times has a group discussion among some of its regular columnists. Because nearly all of the columnists at the NY Times are on the left, you’re not getting a broad spectrum of viewpoints but you do get some kind of insight into the streams of thought that are animating the left. Today’s discussion is a case in point.
Jamelle Bouie is arguing from the left and Nicholas Kristof arguing from the center left. They seem to fundamentally disagree about what Democrats should be doing right now to win people over/damage Trump. Then the other two writers, Zeynep Tufecki and M. Gessen seem to be less clearly anchored in a specific agenda, at least to start. So here’s Bouie making the case that what Democrats need is a total war on Trump, one that emphasizes drama and resistance over policy.
Bouie: I do not think it is particularly difficult to…
