Independents will never warm up to the new Democratic party of radical zealots

Democrats seem awfully cocky lately. Since winning the House in November and forcing Trump's hand on the shutdown, they feel like they're on a glide path to 2020.

Every other day, it's a litany of smugness from the Resistance. At 21 months out from the election, of course, they are practically calling the race already. They hope that the sheer volume of negative headlines about Mueller and the showdowns with Pelosi and Schumer are all going to take their toll.

Well, objective reporting, of course, is the last thing on their minds because that would require a focus on the smashing success of the Trump economy, which is far and away the strongest in the world. So what is their goal? To demoralize Trump's base.

The Washington Post delivers dour headlines like this: "Walls around Trump are crumbling. Evangelicals may be his last resort." And why bother dissecting the genius of, like. Trump's maneuvers with China on trade when you can assign some flack to write headlines like this? "White evangelical support for President Trump slips in the midst of the government shutdown."

Now, think about it. While the president's approval numbers may have taken a hit during the shutdown, his numbers were identical before and after the shutdown -- unlike Pelosi, who actually lost support during the shutdown battle.