The rise of Trumpism certainly comes with its own potential perils for conservatism, which I’ve written about several times before.
However, it’s not devoid of its benefits, either. And one of them is becoming increasingly obvious, as the Left continues to make almost all the wrong moves in the two months since the election.
Since Ronald Reagan left the national stage, the Left has never lived in a world where its dominance of the media did not do one of two things: control the narrative or have the power to change the narrative quickly. Even if the media’s power was overblown, the Right’s fear for whatever perceived power it had gave it traction nonetheless.
But that’s over now.
No, I’m not comparing Trump to Reagan, because the two men couldn’t be more different. Yet they have created a similar environment for the Left, albeit by very different means. While Reagan used the deft touch of his winsomeness and charm to outmaneuver the Left and its media henchmen, Trump has simply taken a sledgehammer to them. The approaches are antithetical, but the end results the same.
The Left/media no longer controls, or even determines, the narrative anymore
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That is what the Left/media has been for our opponents since the curtain fell on the Reagan era. Until along comes Trump, lacking the tact and dignity of Dutch. But like him, a product of the very media culture he’s now up against. So he has out-shamelessed them. He has out-blustered them. He has out-spun them. He called their bluff, and he outed them as the emperor without any clothes.
Which is not to say the Left/media is irrelevant. Rather, it is impotent.
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For the first time in a long time, the Left cannot count on having a homefield advantage no matter where the game is played. They can’t count on their gatekeepers handing them the win or the benefit of the doubt, regardless of what’s actually up on the scoreboard. And then Republicans scurrying to the closest camera to agree that yes, they either will lose or already have. The Left is going to have to actually win arguments now, not just name call and then wait for their media shills to call the game over before the other side even has a chance.
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Thus, for the first time in a long time, the Left is going to have to win a fight where the opponent really hits back. And when Trump hits back, it’s even further below the belt than the Left/media has been willing to go. For better or for worse.
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— Conservative Review (@CR) January 7, 2017
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