Republicans have already decided that unity trumps values, as they’ve proven with reactions of  either silence or support to virtually every questionable position Trump has uttered, even as those positions radically change over time. 

Voters all around the world can sense something changing in the air, and world leaders are working hard to suppress it. The outcomes of revolutions in Algeria, Libya, Sudan and Venezuela are all but uncertain. In Egypt, President Sisi recently ratified the nation’s constitution to allow him to serve until 2030. In Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu nearly lost a 5th term in office, but will ultimately go on removing Palestinians from the West Bank. Kim Jong-Un is bragging about tactical missile test launches only a few months after eventless talks between Trump and Kim in Hanoi. 

This chaos makes everybody tense and jumpy, and when you mix that with an election season, logic and reason fly out the window. If Democrats want to win, they will heed this warning. The simple fact that Democrats still need to choose who to support as their champion against trump is their Achilles’ Heel. And it seems like they’ve already decided to wear sandals.