What gets me is that the political calculus never takes into account the inverse, that pushing back against Trump’s bigoted attacks is, in fact, a bread-and-butter issue for many voters and ignoring them could be even worse for Democrats electoral prospects

— Steadman™ (@AsteadWesley) July 16, 2019

And Kris Kobach, the absolute Trumpiest candidate on the ballot, running on a full-fledged hardline anti-immigration line, managed to lose a lay-up race to be the governor of KANSAS. https://t.co/l6ZhorJsGY

— Zeddy (@Zeddary) July 16, 2019

This is ugly, and depressing and it sticks in your throat at how terrible and dark it is. Just as it was after Charlottesville. Just as it was when he announced the Muslim ban.

But don’t confuse that for demoralizing. It’ll only be that if Dems shy away from it.

— Zeddy (@Zeddary) July 16, 2019

h/t balloon-juice.com