Unlike Sports, in Politics It is Better to Have a Stronger Offense than Defense

David Mokotoff, MD
3 min readOct 12, 2021

When you are not setting an agenda, you are perpetually reacting to the other side

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There is an adage in the NFL and other sports that defense wins more championships than a good offense. Sure, you have to score points. But the more you can prevent another team from scoring, the more likely you are to win. In politics, however…

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David Mokotoff, MD

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