A new election

By Steve Gust

What would modern life be without conspiracy theories?

I read an interesting one last week from Ann Coulter, who is something of a lighting rod herself.

She believes the recent criminal indictment against Donald Trump is being done by Democrats to make sure he becomes the GOP nominee for president in 2024.

I told you it was a little wild.

Coulter believes Trump is probably the best candidate for Democrats to have on the ballot. She believes that Trump does wonders to rally liberals to the polls. She might be right.

She points to the lack of success in the past three elections for the GOP. She has a good point.

I’m not so sure Trump is to blame for all of that.

It appears to me that Democrats have shifted their election strategy completely in the past few election cycles, ‘It used toi be that campaigns had a lot of speeches and rallies for candidates. People would listen and then make up their mind who they wanted in office.

But anymore most people are already decided.

It just becomes a matter of getting those people to the polls or making sure they send in a ballot.

The Democrats appear to have excelled at this ground game. Not only that, but Democrats are putting up fights in elections they shouldn’t. One was here in Oklahoma last election when they matched Joy Hoffmeister up against Gov. Kevin Stitt. Joy was well known to the voters.

The Democrats knew that a regular run of the mill of the candidate, would probably be routed.

For a while there, Joy looked like she might have a chance. But the incumbent governor easily prevailed.

Still, the Democrats proved that they weren’t going to waste any opportunity.

(Steve Gust, may be reached at news@edmondpaper.com.)