The deeper they dig into federal and state election results, some Democrats are coming to a harsh, humbling conclusion: America rejected soft liberalism.
The deeper they dig into federal and state election results, some Democrats are coming to a harsh, humbling conclusion: America rejected soft liberalism.
Americans rejected the middle. They want someone who says they will take a stand against the status quo. The argument isn’t any more complex than that.
The Obama vote (change you can believe in) and Trump vote are similar in their popular message at the root of it.
When people lose hope in a system the person who promises to break it down wins. Does not matter that it’s a charlatan or a champion.
I think it’s even simpler. Biden and the RNC decided ‘actions speak louder than words’ in 2020 so the GQP promptly filled the information space with bullshit and lies. It was already over by the time Biden announced his reelection bid.
Genocide is not a middle position. Neither is liberalism. Dems are right-wing. Nowhere close to the middle.
The main difference between dems and republicans is the overt racism, sexism, etc… That’s the difference between obama and trump. That’s what separates actual populism from right-wing fascism.
Unfortunately we’ve learned (and will learn over the next year) that there is a sick difference between status quo genocide and turbo active genocide.
This comment is not approving of EITHER but we are about to get our fill of WORSE
Totally agree though I do think there’s some nuance in exactly what the status quo meant to each Trump voter.
For Christian fundamentalists, it meant a secular society and abortion rights
For the working class it was high inflation
For young straight men (and their parents) it was a felt sense that they were being cancelled
For the suburban voters it was the felt sense that we have porous borders and that our tax dollars were being used to support non-citizen
Not all of these are accurate, but simply being told you’re wrong before feeling like the other person is taking you seriously is only going to drive you to folks who will tell you what you want to hear. And that’s where the disinformation comes in
We have to do better at listening to the other side’s concerns and offering meaningful answers. I don’t just mean offering policy as a response, I mean they have to feel heard before they are going to be willing to listen