I don’t think it’s a question of sympathy. This article is intended to convince people that Trump Voters Are Winnable. We get this every two years as we approach campaign season. And then we get a bunch of Jim Webb types saying they’re the only candidates who can win because they are Democrats who appeal to Republicans.
Harris fell for it in 2024, spending her whole final three months touring alongside Liz Cheney. Jeff Flake spoke at the DNC hoping to win over ex-Trumpies. The Lincoln Project promised to flip a bunch of conservatives on behalf of Democrats, to no noticeable effect.
The Winnable Republican is a con that gets run on Democrat primary voters every two years
I’ve been hearing this on NPR as well…several pieces all with this outline, about how there are just not enough democrats alone so we need candidates that can appeal to disenfranchised Trump voters.
I’d say I’m surprised that they don’t know better than to just play into conservatives hands like this…but trump has taught me a LOT about how little most democrats have in common with the left. They really seam to see the actual left as more of a threat than literal fascists…
I don’t think it’s a question of sympathy. This article is intended to convince people that Trump Voters Are Winnable. We get this every two years as we approach campaign season. And then we get a bunch of Jim Webb types saying they’re the only candidates who can win because they are Democrats who appeal to Republicans.
Harris fell for it in 2024, spending her whole final three months touring alongside Liz Cheney. Jeff Flake spoke at the DNC hoping to win over ex-Trumpies. The Lincoln Project promised to flip a bunch of conservatives on behalf of Democrats, to no noticeable effect.
The Winnable Republican is a con that gets run on Democrat primary voters every two years
I’ve been hearing this on NPR as well…several pieces all with this outline, about how there are just not enough democrats alone so we need candidates that can appeal to disenfranchised Trump voters.
I’d say I’m surprised that they don’t know better than to just play into conservatives hands like this…but trump has taught me a LOT about how little most democrats have in common with the left. They really seam to see the actual left as more of a threat than literal fascists…