Make America Less Overtly Political Again

[ClimateDem]

Could the Dems win on this strategy? Basically saying, we promise not to make too much news, and insert politics into every corner of your life. TBH, I think after 4 years of Trump this might be an effective message.

[RFayette]

This has as much to do with the rise of social media and the increasing power bequeathed to the executive branch as it does whoever is individually in office.  Pandora's Box has already been open in this respect, so to speak.

[RaphaelDLG]

No.  Media coverage/visibility/a notable brand/enticing contrast to Trump is crucial to success.  Democrats just have to work to make it a good brand/contrast that isn't sh**tty and is based on solid work and credible opposition.

[MarkD]

How about, ... Make the Supreme Court Less Overtly Political ...?
I think it is okay for the elected politicians in the legislative and executive branches to be overtly political   but the reason the judicial branch was given insulation from political pressure was in order to ensure that judges would have the capacity to render their decisions objectively. But what good does that do when Presidents keep choosing who to appoint to the Supreme Court on the basis of their political ideology? And the Senate keeps confirming them almost every time?
The Supreme Court, ideally, should be made up of the nine most highly objective interpreters of law in the country, not people appointed because they are conservative, moderate, or liberal. Not because they were once an attorney who specialized in advancing the rights of minorities, women, or any other particular cause. Litmus tests suck; unless the test is one to determine whether the appointee is dedicated to interpreting the Constitution objectively and in accordance with the originally understood meaning of each clause in the Constitution.

[Skill and Chance]

This has as much to do with the rise of social media and the increasing power bequeathed to the executive branch as it does whoever is individually in office.  Pandora's Box has already been open in this respect, so to speak.

Trump and Obama are only doing what Wilson and Teddy Roosevelt would have done if the internet existed back then.  It's overly fatalistic to think that increasing presidential power is a one-way street.  This goes in cycles.  Eventually, congress will reassert itself and the public will tire of an in-your-face WH with apocalyptic ambitions, just like it did during 1974-2000 and 1918-32.  Human nature hasn't changed since then.

A "return to normalcy" campaign could indeed be fruitful for the Dems in 2020 or 2024, but will work much better if they stop the massive protests and if the stock market stops returning the equivalent of 15-20% per year.