Martha's Dilemma - Examining the Fault Lines Between Ideological Convictions and Political Survival
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The split in the Democrat party between the leftists and rich Democrats hampered Martha Marx’s debate performances last week. Although having publicly proclaimed her dislike of rich people, “like our governor,” Marx still has to please both factions. The tension showed in the Marx/Lee discussion on Oct. 14th and the debate on the 15th.*
Marx leans hard left and believes in one political party rule - her party. Thus Martha's dilemma is how to campaign for re-election in a troubled, over taxed, poorly performing state that is facing charges of corruption after twenty years of unchecked Democrat rule, and having voted with her party for the last four years.**
Wrestling with her political Sophie’s choice produced odd comments from Marx. On the 14th, Senator Marx took credit - on her party’s behalf - for unaffordability. She didn’t understand that, and neither did her advisors, because she repeated it on the 15th. According to Marx, Ryan Fazio had nothing to do with exposing the Ever Source public benefits charge scam. She clearly stated at both events that the Republicans can do nothing without the Democrats’ permission, because the Democrats control everything. Yes, the Democrats have been the majority for decades and have made all the decisions, so they are responsible for all of Connecticut’s problems. Although Marx tried to blame Trump for high electric bills in Connecticut, the escalation in your bill predates Trump’s first term and the current war with Iran, as do other problems in the state. Marx was correct to point out that the Democrats boosted prices by deregulating electric companies and allowing electricity monopolies to dominate Connecticut.
Videos linked below. Citations by the minutes. Oct. 14, 16:55; 19:23; Oct. 15, 10:56; 11:04; 11:36; 56:10
The senator unwittingly advocated a tax break for the rich she professes to despise by championing no taxes on social security. Some of the rich get social security payments, too, and those checks must be hefty. Somebody in Hartford caught that mistake. On the 15th, Martha read a text from Governor Lamont, received just before the Oct.15th debate, reminding her that there are no taxes on social security for those making $100,000 a year or less. But for some reason, Martha later stated that she still wants the social security break for everyone. Again, that includes the rich.
Oct. 14, 27:46; Oct. 15, 37:45
The senator amazed the audience when she said that we need just cause legislation, because landlords can evict tenants if they don’t like the color of “your skin” or “who you love.” She knows that those practices have been illegal for years - even decades; nevertheless, just cause legislation is going to be her number one issue.
Oct. 15, 56:12
Martha’s left, one party political beliefs clearly support the further concentration of power in Democrat - and in her - hands. She criticized Elci for saying he would not stay in Hartford forever. She, on the other hand, told us that she plans to stay for many years to come. During those years, she will no doubt help with the slow dismantling of personal and local town independence, which is the basis of personal liberty. We have seen that in the state housing bills, homeschooling regulations, and unfunded mandates. But the Democrat majority intends to go further. Again, without meaning to, Marx let the cat out of the bag. The Democrats plan to regionalize the schools.
Oct.14, 28:29
Marx struggled to curry favor using wedge personal politics and hot topics: divide and conquer. Town versus city, rich golfers versus non-golfers, town/city versus state, rich versus poor, white oppressors versus everyone.
Martha and the Democrats are playing a dangerous game. Divide and conquer is a time-honored tactic that breeds chaos with generally predictable results. Great Britain ruled Ireland and much of the world by dividing people, who fought each other instead of resisting the English. France and England destabilized the post-World War I mid east by dividing up the former Ottoman Empire into zones (countries) that forced together groups with historical tensions and grudges.
The Democrat dilemma is only going to get worse if they continue to take over the state by divide and conquer. Under one party rule the factions within will began to eat each other in the competition for party dominance. History demonstrates that process. So, the Democrats might effect a February revolution, but October inevitability follows February. Look to Russia for your lesson.
Full disclosure, I have guest hosted Lee Eli’s radio show, participated in the Queen of Callers competition (I lost), and often spoken on the show.
*"Committing a serious political faux pas, Marx publicly revealed a deep split in the state Democratic party. She referred to our "rich Governor Lamont" living in Greenwich surrounded by wealthy friends and neighbors. (This is where I found a bit of common ground.) Martha stated that she did not care about rich people in the western end of the state who resist paying more taxes. Some of them, she claimed, could pay $20 million more and not miss it, whether as a group or individually, she didn't say. And if Democrats pushed the taxes too high and the rich left, Marx didn't care. Other people would buy the big houses. Martha must not be privy to the list of the party doners currently living in those big houses."
**The party has tried to address that problem by running Joe de la Cruz against Heather Somers. Joe says he’ll vote against his party if he disagrees with his party.
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