re: #31 Hecuba’s daughter

There are still many of us older ones who remember Chappaquiddick and perhaps some younger ones who saw the recent film who might not consider Ted Kennedy a moral authority on anything. You need someone with a spotless reputation and name recognition who can demonize the policies of the other side — perhaps without demonizing the opponents (yes — they do deserve to be called out — but I’m not sure how effective that is in persuading them to vote for you.)

I’d like to see an institution, not a person, for this. Imagine something like a Fox News of the left, having as its primary mission relentless criticism of Republicans. However, unlike Fox News, this relentless criticism of Republicans would be done by scrupulously sticking to the truth.

That at least would go a long way toward balancing out the media, which is presently either GOP lying propaganda (Fox News) or the only slightly less dishonest both-siderist pablum.