Democrats — stop playing the Trump card!

Biden and Congress need to deal with real issues faced by ordinary Americans

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We see this everywhere on Medium, Facebook, and just about every social media platform: scores of tired, pedestrian, humdrum criticism of Trump and his supporters. And I’m speaking as someone who has dreaded the election of Trump since 1988 when he first made noises about running for president. “Trump will turn our nation into a fascist state,” these writers scream. “Look at those toothless, beer-bellied MAGAt goons shopping at Walmart,” they laugh.

At the same time, many of these writers and commenters – who also tend to be some of the most vocal Vote Blue No Matter Who types (VBNMW) — rarely weigh in on the problems raging in our country. Perhaps economic problems don’t affect them directly because they’re in the top decile of earners. However, from an ordinary person’s point of view, the continued high costs of heating, power, and food remain a serious issue. Ditto home ownership which has been pushed out of the majority of people earning less than 100K a year. Or the skyrocketing costs of raising a child. And that’s only skimming the surface.

So if these Trump critics and the rest of the VBNMW brigade are as intelligent and informed as they pretend, why are they refusing to acknowledge our…

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Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor
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24x boosted writer; writing coach and editor at https://www.wildestdreamsediting.com/; Ph.D. in English Literature (Oxford University); academic; author