Iagree with Larry Sabato , director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia . What he contends about political races in 2026 affirms the claim I have been making about Democrat message-making since Trump was elected in 2025.

Focusing on issues like the Epstein files, Trump’s criminal record and incessant lying, the President’s use of the military to control Washington and now Chicago, the erosion of democracy and rise of authoritarianism, his failure to follow court orders, the rule of law and the Constitution inherently will not and cannot be winning issues for Democrats in the 2026 election.

As a political communication scholar for more than 40 years, from a rhetorical perspective I believe these issues are too abstract and do not directly and concretely impact t

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