maternal grandmother. irish catholic democrat who loved fdr and jfk. the democratic party left that kind of voter clearly from the 1960s onward. conor lamb is an attempt to try to get that kind of voter back. but on a national level to try to fix this to trump, this is the point i want to make. i m worried about the fall quite frankly. i think history tells you you should be. because of trump? no, more because of history, because of what happens generally in the first midterm. i m not at all worried about 2020 with donald trump. the reason i say that is if fru trump were running in the 18th district, he would have run again because of the way he excites that very base that lamb what about jeff zeleny s argument that some people are concerned donald trump appearing that he can energize the base but also energize the opposition. that s the problem. not just the opposition. the people who voted for trump and now are disappointed in him. we do these endless stories and i read the
about your dad and the role he played. yeah. i think a modern father has to be flexible and has to be able to react to what his son ultimately wants to do. you can t try to force your son to do something just because it s your idea of what you did or what you like, because that will backfire. you ve got to give him the space to do it. that s important. on the other hand, a son will often look to his dad. my dad was never in politics, he was a converter in the textile industry. he loved fdr, loved adlai stevenson. the only time i saw him cry, he died when i was 14, was the night stevenson lost in 52 to eisenhower. the strong, proud man, we heard it on the radio at a grocery store, walking back home, there were tears coming down his eyes. so i say in the book my love for politics and government and the democratic party, i come by it honestly. i think the key is just be flexible. see what your kid likes, don t try to force your kid into