To defeat Trumpism, we must learn from the Left

The only way to defeat Trumpism is for it to cannabalise itself.

The size of the democratic deficit in US electoral politics is huge. The appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, amongst other more nefarious things, means that of the nine sitting Justices, six were appointed by Republican presidents, despite the party losing the popular vote six out of the last seven elections.

There are structural reasons why this happens. An electoral college that biases rural, less populous area will be difficult and time consuming to change, although there are efforts being made to redress this. But also, there are political reasons for this, which are much quicker and less complicated to correct, while being just as important as anything structural.

If, for example, a portion of Bernie Sanders supporters decided to vote Democrat instead of for Donald Trump, then Hillary Clinton would have been President. The ability, though, of the Democrats writ-large and the Left more specifically to cannabalise itself is as remarkable as it is damaging.

Take this tweet accusing AOC — yes, the AOC — of selling out on her socialist credentials by doing a fashion shoot with Vanity Fair. Just imagine. The Left has a talented, determined, politically capable…