‘Thorough Ass-Kicking!’ Political Strategist Laughs Over Trump’s Big Win — Literal Days After Saying Harris Would ‘Blow The Doors Off’
Former GOP strategist Mark McKinnon laughed with CNN anchor Kasie Hunt over the “thorough ass-kicking” President-elect Donald Trump delivered in Tuesday’s election — just days after telling Hunt Vice President Kamala Harris would “blow the doors off” of Trump.
Expectations of a close presidential exploded on Election Night when outlets called the race for President-elect Donald Trump in a shock electoral landslide and a clear popular vote win.
In fact, McKinnon told Hunt, less than 24 hours before voting began, that “Harris is going to blow the doors off” because of the gender gap and abortion.
On Monday’s edition of CNN This Morning, neither Hunt nor McKinnon mentioned those still-intact doors as McKinnon laughed at what he saw as the state of Democrats after a “thorough ass-kicking” by Trump.
Both were amused at the predicament of Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), who responded to backlash over comments that were seen as anti-trans by admitting he hadn’t used “the right words”:
KASIE HUNT: Democrats spent way too much time trying not to offend anyone rather than being brutally honest about the challenges many Americans face. Mr. Moulton again, he told the New York Times this, quote, “I have two little girls. I don’t want them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete. But as a Democrat, I’m supposed to be afraid to say that.”
And then he has to go and do this interview and this is how he puts it. He basically says, I didn’t use exactly the right words when I said that. Watch.
REP. SETH MOULTON: Look, I was just speaking authentically as a parent about one of many issues where Democrats are just out of touch with the majority of Americans. And I stand by my position, even though I may not have used exactly the right words.
And I’m willing to have this debate, as I’ve been having with LGBTQ advocates and others, some of whom agree with me and others who don’t.
KASIE HUNT: Does that not just encapsulate exactly the entirety of the issue people are trying to put their finger on?
MARK MCKINNON: (LAUGHS) That is so perfect, Kasie!
Yeah. You know, I mean, maybe the only good news of this election for Democrats is that it was such a thorough ass-kicking that it’s really, you know, there’s no sort of– there shouldn’t be debate over was it this or was it that? It was everything!
And again, I’d say that just from experience. You spend enough time in the desert, you’re going to find water.
Democrats are now in the desert and they’re going to have to figure out how to find water again. And Bill Clinton did it after the Reagan years with the New Democrats. George W Bush did it with compassionate conservatism. Donald Trump did it with Make America Great Again.
But the clear message for Democrats is you got to rethink everything, especially when Donald Trump has stolen the very coalition that was the backbone of the Democratic Party, the working class of America.
And when you look at the demographics of the new coalition with Trump built, of Black voters, Hispanic voters, young voters, man. This is you know, this is, again, not one thing or the other is everything! The Democrats have to start from scratch. And they got a lot of work to do.
Watch above via CNN This Morning.
