It seems to me more credible that Trump won more on policy and not personality — bert1
Exactly!I think most Trump voters just don't take any of his faults seriously. — frank
While Americans think their own government is the problem and as they hate their "elites", they go all in with populism. If the DNC would be populist, the democratic voters would fall for it just like all the Trump supporters.If seasoned military officers warned that he's a danger to democracy, people ignored it. - It all became a wall of anti-Trumpism in which significant facts got lost. It all fed into his persona as the victimized underdog. — frank
the prospect of a female president — 180 Proof
Believe it or not, over 50% of the population voted Republican because they are Republican. — Hanover
But that would be insane. Trump voters are mostly not insane. Therefore that explanation is false. It seems to me more credible that Trump won more on policy and not personality. Did the republicans simply make up democrat policies as strawmen, and then carpet bomb the media with it, resulting in a vote against the democrats (rather than for an odious criminal)? I don't know. — bert1
I think most Trump voters just don't take any of his faults seriously. — frank
If the DNC would be populist, the democratic voters would fall for it just like all the Trump supporters. — ssu
Believe it or not, over 50% of the population voted Republican because they are Republican. — Hanover
This poll tells us what the left believes the right believes. — Hanover
If the right told you the only reason you voted for Harris was because you didn't like Trump and because all you wanted was a woman, how might you respond? I think you'd say you voted Democrat because you are Democrat. — Hanover
A Trump vote was anti-woke, pro police, pro immigration control, pro reduced taxes, pro reduced regulation, pro Israel, pro life, pro drilling for oil, among other things.
Do you think that's because they don't believe he's as much of a scumbag as the corrupt dems and justice system make him out to be? — bert1
. I really had to listen myself with my own ears in the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill a Republican representative (who I had no idea who was) gave a speech to the empty hall about how a big threat the FBI was to the United States — ssu
But that's policy, not identity. But then you go on to say people voted because of their identity as republicans. It could be both of course, but you seem to be inconsistent as to which you consider more causal. — bert1
Left-wing populism exists.ssu As for DNC populism, what would that look like? I associate populism with right-wing politics typically, but I suppose you could have a left-wing version that encourages victimhood and dependency, — bert1
Left-wing populism exists. — ssu
Well educated people still think they can get a good job and the system works for them. — ssu
But if a blue-collar worker in the rust-belt, the whole system seems to have forgotten you totally. — ssu
About 30% of Americans are registered Republicans. There are a lot of independents. — frank
It also might be recalled that Trump’s Republican Party is a completely different party to any other Republican President’s party. Many of his policies (or rather impulses) are diametrically opposite what previous Republican Party leaders have stood for. And also note that almost all the principled Republicans who tried to stand up for principles have been essentially expelled from the Party for insufficient loyalty to Dear Leader. — Wayfarer
Presumably you can be a registered republican and still vote dem if you want? — bert1
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