Trouble in Trumpland?
Traitor Trump has not been broadening his appeal to any group. He cannot win unless he attracts new voters. And that ain't happening.
Dan Rather on Steady (on Substack)
https://steady.substack.com/p/trouble-in-trumpland?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=247881&post_id=142049654&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1psx3o&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
Feb 26, 2024
(snips)
President Biden won the South Carolina Democratic primary with 96.2% of the vote. Trump, who is essentially an incumbent up against a novice at running for national office, could not muster even 60% of his partys vote. Exit polls from Saturday night should have GOP leaders nervous.
To win the presidency again, Trump will need to bring all Republicans into the tent. Gallop estimates that 41% of the electorate identifies as Republican. Then it gets really tough. He has to convince a large number of independents and Democrats to vote for him. But how?
Not by favoring a 16-week national abortion ban
Not by threatening to pull out of NATO
Not by defunding Ukraine and supporting Putins invasion
Not by promising ultimate and absolute revenge against his political opponents
Not by refusing to accept the results of elections hes lost
Not by promising to be a dictator on day one of his second term
Not by saying things like: These are the stakes of this election. Our country is being destroyed, and the only thing standing between you and its obliteration is me.
But the likely GOP nominee continues to feed fears about immigration using language tailored to his MAGA base. Theyre coming from Asia, theyre coming from the Middle East, coming from all over the world, coming from Africa, and were not going to stand for it ... Theyre destroying our country, Trump said Saturday at CPAC, a conference of extreme-right Trump supporters.
No, Mr. Trump, theyre not, is the answer of many Americans. There is strong public opinion that what is tearing our country apart is the divisiveness and rancor that comes from Trump, the Republican Party, and their right-wing media machine.
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Skittles
(153,298 posts)...sadly, there are many deplorable people in this country, and they finally have a hero of their own. Fortunately, there are far more decent folk.
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C Moon
(12,226 posts)Skittles
(153,298 posts)DISGUSTING people
And I have family members who adore him. Obviously we dont discuss politics anymore.
agingdem
(7,874 posts)Trump hates "the other" with a sadistic vengeance and, not coincidentally, Trump voters share that hatred ... and because Trump is not shy about expressing his sneering dislike for non-whites/non-christians (Charlotteville Nazi march "good people"/shit hole countries/the wall/the Muslim ban/teargassing BLM protestors/separating families/babies in cages/Coco Chow/Pocahontas) he gives his followers permission to act upon their contempt for "the other" as well: 54 cases of Trump acolytes threatening, harassing, maiming, killing in the name of Trump...
Trump voters are very much aware of our changing demographics..multi-ethnic/multicultural...diverse and inclusive..Blacks, Hispanics, Jews, Muslims, Native American, Asians, LGBTQ, and they see Trump as their savior, their last chance of holding onto their restricted christian whites-only 1950's existence...
He has no path to win a free and fair election where everyone who wants to and is allowed, can vote and have their vote count.
We may not have such a situation.
COL Mustard
(5,961 posts)They cant legitimately claim fraud. Gotta get the numbers up. Every vote matters!
Aristus
(66,522 posts)PortTack
(32,820 posts)NJCher
(35,825 posts)Every quarter, from what I can tell, anyway.
Independents are bigger than either dem or republican.
Roy Rolling
(6,943 posts)Didnt Trumps favorite despot say votes are less important than vote counters?
Getting voters to the polls is one thing, protecting their vote against Republican thieves is the challenge.