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In reply to the discussion: I just had a thought. Some Trumpers are former Democrats angry at losing good jobs [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)initial premise. The more power we have and time in power, the more success. After irresponsibly nearly destroying our nation over 80 years ago, chastened and hurting voters gave Democrats and FDR control of the presidency and both houses of congress for 12 years! THAT's what made the New Deal advances possible. Smarts developed from learning hard lessons the hard way.
As for those who went to Trump in 2020, we have your answer. Many realized they'd made a horrible mistake and came back in 2018 and 2020. Others still had a problem with the Democratic Party's commitment to "too much" equality, women as well as minority races, and stayed with the party of white male power and human rights atrocities.
Okay. The inability of good people to attract those both mean and stupid is not failure. The Republicans get those.