Michael Goodwin: The lefts favorite yet deranged go-to insult is to label any opposition a Nazi

Politics ain’t beanbag, the saying goes.But I’m beginning to wonder if most Democrats these days even know what game they’re supposed to be playing.When their shock troops aren’t calling Donald Trump Hitler, Elon Musk a Nazi and painting swastikas on Teslas, Russian roulette seems to be their game of choice.Take for instance the tsunami of hate the party is directing at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.He’s their top guy, but he committed a grave sin by voting to keep the government open instead of using the filibuster to close it.

Apparently shutting down the government in a dispute over funding is not only a suitable way to express opposition, it’s also the path to expanding the Dems’ record-low appeal.At least that’s the conclusion of the hard left, which is making all the rules.And because Schumer didn’t obey, his new bosses want him to give the leader job to somebody more radical.“He led the charge to wave the white flag of surrender,” declared Ezra Levin, a leader of a group called Indivisible.

But, he added, the group “has no intention of surrendering to Trump, Musk and congressional Republicans.”Then there’s a memo from Move On, the George Soros-funded far-left group.It says surveys of its members show 90% believe Dems “should throw out the usual playbook and take aggressive action to combat the Trump administration.”Almost as many are said to “believe that lawmakers’ willingness to push back against the Trump administration is more important than their policy positions.”In other words, it doesn’t matter what you stand for as long as you stand against Trump!This is madness, and it’s why Dems deserve the 29% favorability rating they have among the public.They’re out of sync with voters and the culture but are determined to sink even lower.Schumer is also getting the left’s version of a wedgie — noisy demonstrations outside his home, a tactic designed to remind him and his family they can’t hide.That p...