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I wonder what it would take for folks like that to vote GOP. Given the issues he brings up being so extreme, that still isn't enough?

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khazhoux 3y ago
Won't happen, because they view the Left as well-intentioned, but --in the case of SF-- badly executed in some specific policies. Whereas they view the Right/GOP as fundamentally ill-intentioned: theocratic, increasingly authoritarian, etc.
djur 3y ago
To paraphrase an old saying about bipartisanship, no matter how poorly run the restaurant you're eating in is, if the competition across the street is serving tire rims and anthrax you're going to stay put.
- TheCaptain4815 3y ago
  I get that for social issues, but when we're talking about crime, affirmative action (which greatly affects Asians especially),etc - why wouldn't those take priority?
  - nickthegreek 3y ago
    Maybe the competition hasn't put forth an actual plan to fix the issue either? The devil you know and all that.
  - djur 3y ago
    That assumes that the GOP offers better alternatives on policy other than social issues and that social issues are insufficient to outweigh them. You don't get to vote for party policies or even for parties, you get to vote for candidates.
CoastalCoder 3y ago
I'm mot Tan, but maybe personal perspective will shed some light. I'm American, and my politics lean slightly conservative. So you might assume I'd typically vote Republican, but I don't. The reason is that IMO, the Republican party has gone insane in recent years. Their support for Donald Trump is an extreme but telling example. Nowadays I typically vote independent. (This year I registered as a Republican so I can hopefully prevent Trump from winning the Republican primaries.)
justin66 3y ago
> I wonder what it would take for folks like that to vote GOP. Their state's GOP would have to offer a political platform that appealed to the state's urban voters. That's it, it is not a mystery.

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khazhoux 3y ago

Won't happen, because they view the Left as well-intentioned, but --in the case of SF-- badly executed in some specific policies. Whereas they view the Right/GOP as fundamentally ill-intentioned: theocratic, increasingly authoritarian, etc.

djur 3y ago

To paraphrase an old saying about bipartisanship, no matter how poorly run the restaurant you're eating in is, if the competition across the street is serving tire rims and anthrax you're going to stay put.

TheCaptain4815 3y ago
I get that for social issues, but when we're talking about crime, affirmative action (which greatly affects Asians especially),etc - why wouldn't those take priority?
- nickthegreek 3y ago
  Maybe the competition hasn't put forth an actual plan to fix the issue either? The devil you know and all that.
- djur 3y ago
  That assumes that the GOP offers better alternatives on policy other than social issues and that social issues are insufficient to outweigh them. You don't get to vote for party policies or even for parties, you get to vote for candidates.

CoastalCoder 3y ago

I'm mot Tan, but maybe personal perspective will shed some light. I'm American, and my politics lean slightly conservative. So you might assume I'd typically vote Republican, but I don't. The reason is that IMO, the Republican party has gone insane in recent years. Their support for Donald Trump is an extreme but telling example. Nowadays I typically vote independent. (This year I registered as a Republican so I can hopefully prevent Trump from winning the Republican primaries.)

justin66 3y ago

> I wonder what it would take for folks like that to vote GOP. Their state's GOP would have to offer a political platform that appealed to the state's urban voters. That's it, it is not a mystery.