Can progressives learn anything from Republicans?

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Here's a piece on the subject:

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/de...ncna891196

It goes through the problems, but the solution it comes up with is:

Democrats should be able to run on one clear message with which we all agree: Democracy is being destroyed under the Trump administration. The Republican Party is the Party of Trump, and Trumpism is not democracy.

Just... Trump is bad. That's it.

Well, politics usually comes down to either saying we are a good thing, or they are a bad thing. If the latter works better as a message, and given this situation, it might, I don't see why one would not advance it. I don't get whether you're saying there's something wrong with the message, or that such messages should be avoided. Given how the right demonized Obama in order to get out the vote for their candidates, I'm not sure what your point is, or if you're not being a little hypocritical.