Eric Holder: "When they go low, we give them a kick. This is the object of this new democratic party.

For the second time this week, a prominent Democrat voice proposes that the party pursue a more combative and combative approach, all the while hinting at metaphorical violence.

In an election campaign in McDonough, Georgia, former Attorney General Eric Holder spoke of the 2016 slogan of former First Lady Michelle Obama: "When they go low, we go high."

"No, no," says the owner. "When they go down, we kick them. This is the object of this new democratic party. "

A few minutes later, Holder specifies that he does not advocate anything illegal.

"When I say we, you know, we're kicking them," I do not mean we're doing something inappropriate, we're not doing anything illegal, "he said. Holder. "But we have to be tough, and we have to fight for things that [civil rights leaders] John Lewis, Martin Luther King, Whitney Young – you know, all these people gave us. "

The former head of the Obama administration and potential Democratic presidential candidate for 2020 was in the state to campaign for the Democratic nominee for the position of governor in power, Stacey Abrams and D & # 39; other. Hillary Clinton, the 2016 candidate, hinted that Democrats can not afford to be polite with Republicans if they want to regain power.

In his comments, Holder said he and his wife were close to Michelle Obama and former President Barack Obama. "I love him," assured Holder. "She and my wife are really tight, which really scares us, to Barack."

Democrats as a party are struggling to adopt the kind of tactics employed by President Trump and Republicans such as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Trump regularly spoke about and even unleashed potential violence at his rallies and encouraged the crowd to recite that his political opponents were "locked up".

Democratic leaders earlier this year hesitated when representative Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) Suggested that Democrats should actually harass Trump administration officials in public. The comments of Clinton and Holder suggest, however, that even the establishment's democrats are preparing for a more confrontational approach. We'll see if they're comfortable with Holder's wording.

Update: Republicans denounce Holder's comments. Republican National Committee President Ronna McDaniel compared them to Clinton and Waters.