By Post Editorial Board
To see just what lunacy is in store for the nation if Democrats flip the House in November’s midterm elections, consider Tuesday night’s “State of the Swamp” rally, “counterprogramming” President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) gave Dems’ public-facing reply, but the party’s true heart was on display at the event sponsored by the Democratic National Committee-associated Defiance.org.
They’re revving up the old #Resistance machine and studying their old playbook for ideas.
Election denier Stacey Abrams — the failed Georgia gov candidate who supposedly saved “our democracy” — made a videotaped appearance, as did actor Mark Ruffalo, who has been accusing Israel of “committing genocide” since at least 2014.
One prominent speaker was Norm Eisen, the longtime Clinton fixer hired by the House Judiciary Committee in 2018 to design and manage the legal strategy for Trump’s first impeachment — fresh proof that the base will insist that yet more Trump impeachments be among the first orders of business if Hakeem Jeffries becomes House speaker.
Indeed, former Sen. Jon Tester told the rally just that: “There’s one thing Democrats have to do next year when they take over the House and Senate, and that’s impeach the son-of-a-bitch!”