On Tuesday, he was scheduled to deliver a State of the Union address that, if history is instructive, will include a series of exaggerations and outright falsehoods for which he will pay virtually no political price. “It’s hard to look at Washington or look at Iowa and think that our national politics is working,” said Amanda Litman, the executive director of Run for Something, a group that encourages Democrats to seek local office. “One candidate is calling the results into question because he apparently didn’t do well,” said Deval Patrick, the former Massachusetts governor and current low-polling presidential hopeful. The way to beat Donald Trump isn’t to act like Donald Trump. Our party and our country deserve better.”

Source: New York Times February 04, 2020 20:26 UTC