“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” – Sun Tzu, “The Art of War” Give credit where it’s due. Sure, Democrats outspent Larry Elder and the pro-recall side 10-to-1, about $200 million to $20 million. But the real key to beating the recall was the Democrats’ impressive political machine. Republicans should learn from it, much as Democrats in the late 1980s learned from the Reagan victories how to defeat George H.W. Bush in 1992 (direct mail, working-class issues, party discipline). Let’s look at some of the Dem tactics from 2021 Republicans should emulate beginning in 2022. 1. Party Discipline, Part 1. Democrats were united around their candidate, …