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Stuart G

(38,421 posts)
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 11:15 AM Sep 2020

How to convince an undecided person to vote for Joe Biden: Refer to Trump as a .."bully"

...Most undecided people hate, "bullies." Most of us hate bullies. We have always hated people who
bully other people, and that is who Donald Trump is. Trump is a bully.

That is the word that will convince some undecided people to vote against Trump. We all know Trump is a bully, and that word is........."the word"...I have used it many times in the last few years here at
Democratic Underground to describe Trump, but when you try to convince others not to vote for Trump...

.....that is the word everyone knows and dislikes..(except other bullies)..Got a friend or relative who isn't sure about their vote...That word may sway that person to either vote for Biden, not vote for Trump..or just stay away from voting...Keep in mind only those in favor of Trump would need to be swayed from not voting for him.

YES, TRUMP IS NOW A BULLY, WAS A BULLY AND WILL ALWAYS BE A BULLY....!!!!!!!!!!

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How to convince an undecided person to vote for Joe Biden: Refer to Trump as a .."bully" (Original Post) Stuart G Sep 2020 OP
at this stage if said undecided person doesn;t see the bully in trump, really its pointless beachbumbob Sep 2020 #1
I've been trying out 'authoritarian who demands personal loyalty" dawg day Sep 2020 #2
Or, if you prefer to be more practical... Eyeball_Kid Sep 2020 #3
👆👆👆 crickets Sep 2020 #7
Coward and traitor are words that are more powerful and better get to the point. stopbush Sep 2020 #4
BULLY is a much better word because it is ..."personal" and we all have been bullied. Stuart G Sep 2020 #6
And stress Trump's "Three B's" approach to governing.... State the Obvious Sep 2020 #5

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
2. I've been trying out 'authoritarian who demands personal loyalty"
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 11:21 AM
Sep 2020

"Does it bother you that he insists on total personal loyalty from everyone in the GOP-- and gets it? Have you ever seen that before in our country?"

I do think that avoiding "issues" and concentrating on him-- "he's a bully. He's authoritarian." is best. The stance on "issues," after all, changes whenever he changes his mind. So "he's racked up $6 trillion more in debt in three years" doesn't resound with them because debt is no longer important.

But-- does it bother you that he bullies people? That he demands everyone obey him? That might remind them that they used to be capable of independent thought, and they might miss that some day.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,431 posts)
3. Or, if you prefer to be more practical...
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 11:22 AM
Sep 2020

Tell Trumpers that their almighty leader's plans of eliminating their Social Security checks in 2.5 years. Tell it loud and clearly: Trump is eliminating Social Security checks. For those retired or near retirement, they'll know that, for all of those years that they paid into their SS accounts, it will all be gone by 2023 if Trumpy-Boy gets re-elected. OH. And one more thing. They'll also lose Medicare, just to spread frosting on their survival cupcakes.

So, Trumpy-Boy can be the BULLY who will impoverish millions with the stroke of a pen. That will make Trumpers very happy. Until THEY lose their checks and their medical insurance.

crickets

(25,969 posts)
7. 👆👆👆
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 12:01 PM
Sep 2020

Never go after Social Security and expect to stay in office. If voters are given enough information about what trump is really doing with the payroll tax shenanigans, he's toast. Dems should be screaming about this every single day.

Stuart G

(38,421 posts)
6. BULLY is a much better word because it is ..."personal" and we all have been bullied.
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 11:34 AM
Sep 2020

Yes, coward might be more powerful, but bully is the best word in my opinion. You want something that
hits home with someone who you are trying to convince. Hits in the heart, not the head...

I believe.."bully" is that word. And it really does hit home in a way the other words don't. Yes, I remember being bullied a very long time ago, and I am not the only one who remembers and feels that. And that is what Trump does and has always done. It is the strongest word for this purpose...To get to someone's heart in order to get him to think about not voting for Donald Trump....and most important:

That word is total truth,..That is who Donald Trump is, was, and will always be...."a bully"

State the Obvious

(842 posts)
5. And stress Trump's "Three B's" approach to governing....
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 11:28 AM
Sep 2020

As Bill Clinton mentioned at the DNC...

Trump "Bullies...Blames...and Belittles"!

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