Portnoy's Complaint?

 

"But to win elections, the Democrats need to win back former loyal voters. If the Democrats cannot win back disenfranchised Jewish voters, Black voters, Hispanic voters, and so forth, get ready to inaugurate President Elect Vance in January 2029."

Sorry - this is not about the famous book by Phillip Roth (Portnoy's Complaint). That being said, Dave Portnoy does have a complaint. A former (heavy on the word former) lifelong New York Democrat, Mr. Portnoy has left the party. Why? For many reasons, one of which he found out that "being white" in today's Democrat Party is not a plus-up. In fact, he found it to be a negative. Why? He has no clue. All he knows is of the many white guys he pals with; none are evil to the extent they are being type cast by the Democrats. That was the last straw.

Another thing (for those who do not know this) - Dave Portnoy is Jewish. He did some good things for the bar and restaurant owners in New York City during the pandemic. Helped keep many of them afloat. But not too long ago, Dave was at an event, and some race bating leftie came up to him and unleashed a bunch of racial slurs and threw some change at him. Huh? Why? Nobody really knows, but what we found out last season, Jewish people were becoming persona non grata in the party of blue.

So now Dave Portnoy is no longer a Democrat. Too bad for the Democrats, as Portnoy has a wide sphere of influence. He, like many others in the 2024 election, has found friendlier confines in the Big Tent Party. Actually, after seeing how loyal Jewish voters were treated by the Ivy League schools during the Free Palestine debacle, I am amazed there is one Jewish voter left in the Democrat Party. The Republicans would welcome any Jewish voter with open arms, seven days a week.

Some folks are starting to grumble about the state of the economy. Maybe they made a mistake voting for Trump and not Kamala. Here is the long and the short of it. 2025 was a year to start turning the ship around. The Big Beautiful Bill, which was passed this year, does not take effect until 2026. And when it does, the change will be profound. Also, Trump wants to give many in the middle class a "dividend" of $2,000. That will also come in the first part of 2026. If at the end of 2026, many still feel they are worse off, then I will listen to them.

But to win elections, the Democrats need to win back former loyal voters. If the Democrats cannot win back disenfranchised Jewish voters, Black voters, Hispanic voters, and so forth, get ready to inaugurate President Elect Vance in January 2029. When that happens, there will be no complaints here.