2016 Postmortem

If Democrats had of dragged their collective asses to those rural areas and talked about jobs then Trump would not have gotten their votes.

It's like they're baby birds in the nest, beaks open, just waiting to swallow whole whatever drops in their mouths.

I never attended a rally or even watched one on TV. Yet amazingly I was able to research and educate myself on the issues and proposed policies by the candidates (or total lack thereof as the case may be). Is that what brands me as an elitist?

Personal responsibility needs to be put squarely where it belongs: on the back of each individual voter. Being able to research and disseminate readily available information is not something reserved for just the elite. Expectations of hand-holding of voters is the worst possible acceptance of dumbing down in politics imaginable. Every person has a duty to do their own due-diligence. Expectations of less, and worse...blaming and pointing the finger because someone didn't dumb it down enough, is counteractive.

We need educated citizens. Not those just sitting back waiting to have their gullet filled by whoever happens to drop something in their gaping maws.