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Rep. Jared Golden writes for the Bangor Daily News:
After the first presidential debate, lots of Democrats are panicking about whether President Joe Biden should step down as the party’s nominee. Biden’s poor performance in the debate was not a surprise. It also didn’t rattle me as it has others, because the outcome of this election has been clear to me for months: While I don’t plan to vote for him, Donald Trump is going to win. And I’m OK with that.
Democrats’ post-debate hand-wringing is based on the idea that a Trump victory is not just a political loss, but a unique threat to our democracy. I reject the premise. Unlike Biden and many others, I refuse to participate in a campaign to scare voters with the idea that Trump will end our democratic system.
In 2025, I believe Trump is going to be in the White House. Maine’s representatives will need to work with him when it benefits Mainers, hold him accountable when it does not and work independently across the aisle no matter what. I urge everyone — voters, elected officials, the media, and all citizens — to ignore the chattering class’s scare tactics and political pipedreams. We don’t need party insiders in smoke-filled back rooms to save us. We can defend our democracy without them.
Read the full op-ed. Golden was first elected in 2018 and is co-chair of the “moderate” House Blue Dog Coalition. He last appeared here in October 2023 when he reversed his stance against banning assault weapons after a mass shooting in his hometown.
“Donald Trump is going to win the election and democracy will be just fine” – US Rep Jared Golden (D-ME), in his op-ed in the Bangor Daily Newshttps://t.co/kMTjLF9H84
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