E. Jeffrey Ludwig – In a recent article, the brilliant commentator Victor David Hanson asks, “What is behind recent pessimistic appraisals of democracy’s future from Hillary Clinton, Adam Schiff, Brian Williams, and other elite intellectuals and media personalities?”  His answer to this question is “that the left expects to lose power over the next two years[.]”

Perhaps — but on the other hand, maybe the leftists’ “pessimistic appraisals” are more of a verbal ploy to suggest they are concerned about democracy when in actuality they are participating in an attempt to enact a coup against democracy, against our beloved republic.  Declining poll numbers will affect only those old-fashioned Democrats who still believe in the relevance of the vote.  Continue reading →