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originally posted by: Lumenari
a reply to: JinMI
We could look at their current platform.
Open borders.
Higher taxes.
More crime.
More Obamacare.
Impeach the guy trying to fix it.
Sorry, at this point all I can think of is that it is a platform chock full of stupid.
With a lot of hatred, civil disobedience and demonizing thrown into the fire just because.
The Democratic party has, over the last two years, made independents shudder in horror and look for other avenues.
It is the death throes of the Progressive agenda.
Thrown out there every day, every hour, every minute, every second for the whole world to see, televised by news hacks with shiny teeth and an attitude. That's where I am at. I didn't vote for the guy. Sure as hell will next time.
Amazing times!
ETA.... S&F.
originally posted by: JinMI
Still, to this day there is not being promoted a platform that would draw in more voters.
originally posted by: JinMI
Building a movement on hashtags and hate will go far, there is no doubt....but not far enough.
originally posted by: JinMI
Not everyone who goes to the ballot box takes pop culture mumbo jumbo into credence nor do they fall for the appeals to emotion based on rhetoric or disinformation.
That horrible excuse for a candidate, Hillary, drew in more voters with the Democrat's platform. The electoral college is the key, not simply having "more voters".
Why not? Building a movement on hashtags and hate is exactly what Trump did, and he won the election.
Ya don't need "everyone". Ya just need enough to win. Pop culture mumbo jumbo, and appeals to emotion based on rhetoric and disinformation have proven enough to reach that goal.
originally posted by: JinMI
Not alone. There are many policies and promises including any sort of media following.
originally posted by: JinMI
a reply to: redmage
Pick your talking point. Wall, economic, swamp etc etc. All these didn't exist only in those spheres.
So are you admitting that they did exist in those spheres,
originally posted by: redmage
Ya don't need "everyone". Ya just need enough to win. Pop culture mumbo jumbo, and appeals to emotion based on rhetoric and disinformation have already proven to be enough to reach that goal.
At this point the real question is... "Can anyone out-Trump Trump?", because everything you describe above was his highly effective playbook to win the 2016 election.
originally posted by: redmage
originally posted by: JinMI
Still, to this day there is not being promoted a platform that would draw in more voters.
originally posted by: JinMI
Building a movement on hashtags and hate will go far, there is no doubt....but not far enough.
Why not? Building a movement on hashtags and hate is exactly what Trump did, and he won the election.
originally posted by: JinMI
Not everyone who goes to the ballot box takes pop culture mumbo jumbo into credence nor do they fall for the appeals to emotion based on rhetoric or disinformation.
originally posted by: JinMI
Surely they can build something better that Trump has......right?