Usually, I have been impressed with Van Jones' journalism. Last night, his special on the election postmortem left me angry and offended. It is too soon for this as all sides remain raw and hurt.
His representives of the Republican and Democratic positions were uneven choices. Former Senator Rick Santorum of PA is definitely a conservative, known for his fanatical pro life position. He defended Trump positions down the line, while denying the radical statements that trump made while campaigning. Maybe he's looking for a job - I'm sure their are many positions, perhaps below cabinet level, available. Award winning film maker, Michael Moore, represented the Democratic position. But Moore focused on his mantra over past months - the serious issue in the heartland, the loss of jobs in the rust belt, and how the Democrats missed that point. The third rep, whose name I missed, was a Republican Latina who voted for Hillary Clinton and argued that the Republican Party needs to accept people of diverse views on issues like LGBT rights.
Efforts to talk about race were extraordinary examples of denial of truth. The enormous hole in the discussion was total absence of the discussion of sexism.
The fact is that in 3 critical states, Trump won by about 100,000 votes. Clinton won the popular vote by 2.7 million votes. If no patriots come forward to change the result of the Electoral college, Trump will be President in January. So be it.
BUT the current discussion should be about how to bring both sides together - in the middle, where the collective body politic is located. Trump's staff and cabinet selections take no account of the facts of the election and Kellyanne Conway's statement, "Hashtag, we won," sums up the Trump position. Do not ask me to accommodate anything coming from the Republicans right now. I ask Democrats in Congress - make the most of confirmation hearings and point out as firmly as possible the problems Trump is creating.
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