{"id":2479329,"date":"2025-08-27T07:06:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T11:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-keep-mentioning-a-knife-fight-time-to-take-them-literally\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T07:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T11:08:11","slug":"dems-keep-mentioning-a-knife-fight-time-to-take-them-literally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-keep-mentioning-a-knife-fight-time-to-take-them-literally\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Keep Mentioning A &#8216;Knife Fight.&#8217; Time To Take Them Literally"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdems-keep-mentioning-a-knife-fight-time-to-take-them-literally%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2479329&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article discusses recent statements<\/a> by Democratic leaders, particularly the Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin, who expressed frustration about Democrats &#8220;playing by the rules&#8221; in political contests and called for a more aggressive approach. The author interprets this rhetoric as Democrats signaling a readiness for literal, possibly violent conflict, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sean-diddy-combs-reportedly-placed-on-suicide-watch-sparking-epstein-comparisons\/\" title=\"Sean &#039;Diddy&#039; Combs Reportedly Placed on Suicide Watch, Sparking Epstein Comparisons\">citing past incidents<\/a> were Democrats appeared to endorse extreme measures, including references to assassination fantasies against Donald Trump. The piece critiques Democrats for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-republicans-introduce-resolution-to-impeach-top-elections-administrator\/\" title=\"Wisconsin GOP proposes resolution to impeach elections chief.\">manipulating election rules<\/a> to their advantage rather than strictly adhering to them and argues that their opposition to Republicans has been forceful and strategic. Ultimately, the article warns that Democratic leaders&#8217; &#8220;knife fight&#8221; metaphor signals a dangerous willingness to escalate political hostilities beyond conventional bounds.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2jr_zNMIGuQ\" target=\"_blank\">Forbes breaking news\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/27\/democrats-keep-talking-about-a-knife-fight-and-its-time-to-take-them-literally\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Democrats%20Keep%20Talking%20About%20A%20%E2%80%98Knife%20Fight%E2%80%99%20And%20It%E2%80%99s%20Time%20To%20Take%20Them%20Literally&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/27\/democrats-keep-talking-about-a-knife-fight-and-its-time-to-take-them-literally\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Democrats%20Keep%20Talking%20About%20A%20%E2%80%98Knife%20Fight%E2%80%99%20And%20It%E2%80%99s%20Time%20To%20Take%20Them%20Literally&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/27\/democrats-keep-talking-about-a-knife-fight-and-its-time-to-take-them-literally\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/27\/democrats-keep-talking-about-a-knife-fight-and-its-time-to-take-them-literally\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Democrats%20Keep%20Talking%20About%20A%20%E2%80%98Knife%20Fight%E2%80%99%20And%20It%E2%80%99s%20Time%20To%20Take%20Them%20Literally&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/27\/democrats-keep-talking-about-a-knife-fight-and-its-time-to-take-them-literally\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>There&rsquo;s a certain way Democrat leaders are speaking in recent days, and they&rsquo;re all expressing some variation of what the party&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-chairwoman-blames-dems-for-peoples-lack-of-trust-in-covid-19-vaccine\/\" title=\"GOP chairwoman blames Dems for peoples\u2019 lack of trust in COVID-19 vaccine\">national committee chair<\/a> said this week: Democrats &ldquo;cannot be the only party that plays by the rules anymore.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Everyone should interpret that to mean Democrats are out for blood, literally.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1129274001\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That&rsquo;s in no way an overstatement, not least because Democrats spent a significant portion of the last election season openly fantasizing <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/01\/leftists-falsely-suggest-biden-can-assassinate-trump-scotus-justices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">about legally murdering Donald Trump<\/a> (and then ultimately shrugging when he was actually shot). There&rsquo;s simply no other way to explain it.<\/p>\n<p>To be sure, here&rsquo;s what Democratic National Committee head Ken Martin said <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/25\/dnc-chair-democrats-need-to-stop-playing-by-the-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in full<\/a>: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sick and tired of this Democratic Party bringing a pencil to a knife fight. We cannot be the only party that plays by the rules anymore. We&rsquo;ve got to stand up and fight. We&rsquo;re not going to have a hand tied behind our back anymore. Let&rsquo;s grow a damn spine and get in this fight, Democrats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>First, it&rsquo;s preposterous to claim that Democrats are in an electoral rut because they&rsquo;re so nitpicky about rules or because Republicans have dominated them by cheating. To the contrary, Republicans are the ones who were still campaigning like it was 1998 after Democrats figured out how to harvest ballots from even the most apathetic, low-info voters with their mail-in and drop-box <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/16\/mass-mail-in-voting-is-democrats-new-blue-wall-to-beat-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">schemes<\/a>. And when the party wasn&rsquo;t sure that would work in 2024, Democrat election administrators attempted to keep the leading Republican presidential candidate&rsquo;s name <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/12\/13\/the-case-to-remove-trump-from-the-colorado-ballot-is-constitutionally-illiterate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">off voter ballots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To the extent that Democrats are too trifling when it comes to rules and process, it&rsquo;s that they&rsquo;re constantly trying to change them.<\/p>\n<p>Second, is there some recent political episode I missed wherein Democrat opposition to Republicans was so lacking in effort that you had to wonder if they were even awake? Because I&rsquo;m old enough to remember when a Democrat U.S. senator literally flew to Central America in an attempt <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/16\/democrats-drop-everything-to-bring-back-a-deported-illegal-alien\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to retrieve a foreign national<\/a> who had been deported by the Trump administration and was credibly accused of being both a violent Latin gang affiliate as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/17\/attorney-general-releases-police-records-detailing-abrego-garcias-criminal-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a woman abuser<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>I can also recall Democrats refusing to cooperate with federal authorities on removing violent criminal aliens from the interior; Democrats suing the administration for <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/24\/trumps-fight-to-fire-leftist-bureaucrats-is-a-supreme-battle-worth-fighting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">firing useless bureaucrats<\/a>; and Democrats threatening to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/5414668-democrats-negotiate-gop-funding-deadline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">block<\/a> government funding because the president was actually doing the things he was elected to do.<\/p>\n<p>So, when party leaders assert that it&rsquo;s time to up the ante, there&rsquo;s no logical conclusion to draw from it other than that they&rsquo;re eager and ready to cross the point of no return. There&rsquo;s nothing left but that. They&rsquo;re that desperate and they&rsquo;re openly admitting it.<\/p>\n<p>Again, it&rsquo;s not like it wasn&rsquo;t just last year that the current president was nearly assassinated twice. Democrats have done their best to black out those memories, and for obvious reasons. Those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-mops-the-floor-with-kamala-harris-tim-walz-and-barack-obama-as-voter-struggles-haunt-democrats\/\" title=\"Bill Maher Mops the Floor with Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, and Barack Obama as Voter Struggles Haunt ...s\">events didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t reflect too well on them.<\/p>\n<p>They keep using the &ldquo;knife fight&rdquo; metaphor. It&rsquo;s safe to assume they no longer mean it as one.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/Liberal-Misery-Hateful-Everything-Everyone\/dp\/1637584350\">Liberal Misery: How the Hateful Left Sucks Joy Out of Everything and Everyone<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Eddie Scarry<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>           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