The Democrats’ Go Big or Go Home Problem (National radio commentary, Salem/Townhall) February 18, 2020
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Have you noticed the Democrats’ new message? It’s “go big or go home.” Elizabeth Warren says we need “big structural change.” Bernie Sanders agrees, saying no “half measures.” Nearly all the candidates have jumped on the bandwagon, favoring Medicare for all, free college and a massive Green New Deal.
But there’s a problem: Americans don’t trust big government.
A Pew Research study showed that only 17 percent trust government to do what is right. 75 percent believe trust in the federal government is shrinking. A new book titled “Good Enough for Government Work,” argues the American people do not trust government officials, finding their programs inefficient and ineffective.
Republicans should be the party of incremental change. Their climate change ideas about innovation, research and plastic waste are a great example.
According to the American people, the era of big government should be over.
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