But in politics, contempt had better not be visible. That seems to have been what happened in the Sixth District the moment Democrats decided to turn the race into a referendum on Trump. It’s why a political strategy by Democrats that seeks to turn every local race into a referendum on Trump is likely to fail. Democrats may also want to reconsider the wisdom of pursuing, and hyping, the investigation into Russia’s election meddling as a means of re-litigating last year’s election. Speaking of the 42nd president, many are the charges that can be laid at his feet, but contempt for half of all Americans was never one of them.

Source: New York Times June 22, 2017 19:30 UTC