Quote (IceMage @ 23 Apr 2019 19:41)
My basic point is that there's a myriad of things Trump said or supported which offended the sensibilities of a sizable number of voters. Banning all Muslims from the US, deporting 11 million illegal immigrants, targeting civilians on the battlefield, letting Japan acquire nuclear weapons, not to mention the million times he put his foot in his mouth unnecessarily by overreacting to criticism. And he won.
But then Bernie and other Democrats come out in favor of some nutty ideas, and we're supposed to believe the election is over? I don't accept that. 2016 taught us that the larger narrative is what matters, and voters are willing to look past the rough edges of a candidate if they buy into that larger narrative.
We actually agree then, I think. Misteps like supporting voting rights for imprisoned felons dont mean it's game over for the Dems. But it will hurt their nominee, no doubt about that.
One thing to keep in mind about Trump and his errors is that most of the mistakes he made on the campaign trail were only errors from the pov of liberals/the media/moderate swing voters, but relatively irrelevant in the eyes of his base. And the errors and flaws he exposed on the campaign trail mostly didnt affect his core message. Him insulting a gold star family or the Access Hollywood Tape surfacing did not compromise his message of bringing back industry jobs and keeping illegal aliens out.
By contrast, if the Democratic nominee runs on a platform of equality, fairness and opportunity to
everyone, extending this messaging to convincted felons might very well cause a lot of
liberal voters to question if those concepts really should apply to
everyone. This stance will directly confront (D)-leaning voters with the moral and practical pitfalls of the core pillars of the Democratic platform.
This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Apr 23 2019 02:56pm