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Article snippet: Michael Avenatti’s attacks on the Democratic establishment are creating new friction as the party debates how abrasive an approach to take against MORE. Avenatti, who is stoking the possibility that he could run for president, calls prominent party strategists “out of touch” and “clueless” about how to win against Trump and Republicans. “I think they’re out of touch. I don't think they understand what’s required,” Avenatti said in an interview with The Hill on Monday. “I think they’re clueless. We’re not living in 2012 or 2008 or 1992 anymore," he said. "You've got to engage in smash-mouth politics if you're going to beat Donald Trump.” Democrats warn that Avenatti is dragging their party into the gutter, and they argue the Stormy Daniels attorney hurt the party’s efforts to block Supreme Court nominee MORE’s confirmation. “There's a difference between getting in the gutter and being tough, and I don’t think Michael Avenatti understands that,” Patti Solis Doyle, Democratic strategist and former campaign manager to MORE's 2008 presidential campaign, said in an interview. “This isn't a strategy, this is a spectacle,” she added. “And the spectacle is great for getting a lot of Twitter followers and retweets, but when push comes to shove ... what's he doing for the party?” Democrats question Avenatti’s motives during the Kavanaugh fight. The lawyer represented Julie Swetnick who in a public declaration said that she had witnessed Kavanaugh attending parties in th... Link to the full article to read more