Just thinking, JFK was a truling loved president. Maybe

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4. That's the haze of history...

...leading to hagiography. JFK, wasn't a universally popular president, but he did was straightforwardly make the case for why certain policies were important for our nation. The idea isn't to convince everyone; the idea is let people know what are your convictions, why they're your convictions, and why it makes sense for a country to embrace those convictions. This is why I chafe at the notion Democrats should act and talk like Republicans; fundamentally, that doesn't work. Democrats are successful when they talk about the future and the commitment to big ideas, even when they're not yet popular. Democrats are successful where they can clearly enunciate the moral case for the policies they embrace, and crushing the narrow concerns embraced by bigoted and haters by sharing the truth. Democrats are successful when they choose to lead.

I'm trying to figure out why and when these things became so hard.