Simon on Democrats Embracing Patriotism

Bill Lambrecht interviewed Simon for a recent San Antonio Express-News article, "Veterans lining up for the Democrats in congressional races."  Here is the excerpt with Simon's analysis:

Simon Rosenberg, founder of NDN, a Democratic-aligned think tank in Washington, has spoken with Kopser about his candidacy.

“The issue of whether America has been betrayed and whether our homeland has been violated by an outside foreign power creates an environment where patriotism and love of country become important in a way that they haven’t been for a very long time,” he said, a reference to Russian intrusion into U.S. elections last year.

Rosenberg said he believes that veterans “are going to drive a very different sensibility in the Democratic Party than we’ve had over the last generation. If we can mount a big argument to the American people based on love of country and patriotism, I think we are going to be a formidable political party in 2018.”