perfectlymarvelous said: "Are you seriously blaming the Democrats for the rise of Donald Trump? The GOP has been heading in this direction for decades, and pretending they aren't responsible for what I see as the inevitable endpoint of the consistent shift further and further to the right is not only ignorant but straight-up hostile. The Republicans are the ones who refused to cooperate with Obama, quite blatantly and repeatedly, and they're now focusing their energies on repealing the Affordable Care Act which, while it has problems, is significantly better for the majority of Americans than any stupid replacement plan Paul Ryan has come up with.
Also, Patti LuPone can say whatever the hell she wants about politics; as an American citizen, that is her right.
Just as I blamed Bush for Barack, I blame Barack for Trump. In my view we should hold Presidents accountable for their successors. I happily voted for Trump, but if he is succeeded by someone horrible like Elizabeth Warren or The Rock, I will certainly be blaming him for his part in that failure. Hopefully he does a great job.
I totally agree about LuPone, so long as she'd back my rights to say what I want. I happen to think she's maki ng a huge mistake for not looking inside herself and her own party.