In the debate over whether Democrats should go low against President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers or rise above partisan attacks, count former Attorney General Eric Holder as an advocate of getting into the gutter. Holder, while campaigning in Georgia on Sunday, told an audience that he disagreed with former first lady Michelle Obama’s ...
Michael Avenatti, the attorney for adult film star Stormy Daniels and another Democrat considering a 2020 run, told an audience in Iowa that he worries Democrats “have a tendency to bring nail clippers to a gunfight.”
A few weeks later, however, Biden walked the comments back and said he “shouldn’t have said what I said.”
The desire to meet Trump with fury, however, has forced Democrats to walk back comments they made, too.
Former Attorney General Eric Holder said he disagrees with Michelle Obama’s high-minded slogan: “When they go low, we go high.”
The former Obama administration official’s comments surfaced just after Hillary Clinton said Democrats can’t afford to be civil with Republicans if they want to regain power.
Several minutes later into his speech, Holder clarified he’s not suggesting Democrats actually exchange blow s to counteract Republican attacks.