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1/18/20

US Presidential Elections: Six Lessons for US Democrats they should use from Boris Johnson’s December victory in Britain

Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party won the British general election on December 12, 2019 in a landslide and won their largest number of seats since 1983 while Labor received the lowest number of seats since 1935.

Since the next “big” election to be held will be held in the United States, in just over 10 months from now. What can U.S. Democrats learn from the 2019 victory by Boris Johnson, so that they can prevent Donald Trump’s reelection in November 2020?

And to be quite clear. So far the Democrats have run a dismal campaign, very much like the labor party did in Britain's elections.

Here are 6  suggestions from the Boris Johnson Playbook

Lesson 1:  Focus on a top class experienced, seasoned candidate who is appealing to most people 
Lesson 2: Stop complaining about the distortions of the voting system. It won’t change!
Lesson 3: Yes, liars win elections
Lesson 4: The top candidate matters above all - no confusing messages
Lesson 5: Simple messages win
Lesson 6: Don’t overrate leaders’ morals

Beyond getting their own party’s base to turn up to vote, the Democratic nominee must appeal to a sufficient number of Independents. That is no small task.

So far, no candidate seems to be able to be ideologically exciting and politically sober at the same time to accomplish this task.

Perhaps, this is Mission Impossible for the Democrats - unless, a knight on a white horse comes riding out into the open who is able to defeat the "evil one".

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