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Trump won because he took all the liberal policies that the Democrats abandoned for more extreme values and made them his core values. This is why he had the mo
by blindriver 2y ago
Trump won because he took all the liberal policies that the Democrats abandoned for more extreme values and made them his core values. This is why he had the most diverse set of voters in the history of the Republican Party, because many were ex-Democrats.
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y agoLiberal values such as bullying transgender people
- blindriver 2y agoLiberal values like no wars, no free trade, America first and tough on illegal immigration. None of these were Republican talking points until Trump, because the Democrats abandoned every single one of those values.
- tokai 2y agoHuh words have no meaning anymore do they?
- walls 2y agoAnother moron who thinks trump saying something will happen means it actually happened already.
- blindriver 2y agoYou probably aren’t paying attention but Trump has fulfilled more of his campaign promises in the last 2 months than Biden or Obama did in their entire presidencies.
- ethbr1 2y agoLet me know when there's peace in the Middle East and Ukraine, inflation is fixed and the economy is booming, and health insurance is solved.
- otikik 2y agoIt's the other way around. Since Clinton the Democrat party has become more and more republican-like. Now they are economically the same, and the only differences left are social signals. Both parties favor corporations and profit over people. Trump has wielded the (understandable) disgust that people had with that system, pointed at the Democrats and made them the enemy. And then is lowering taxes for rich guys and cutting benefits for millions.
- blindriver 2y agoWrong. Since when were Republicans anti-war and anti-free trade? Those are big issues for working class that helped him win the swing states.
- otikik 2y ago> Since when were Republicans anti-war Trump has been anti-war (with Putin, specifically) since his first term. The Democratic party has never been anti-free trade either. Nevertheless, what helped him win working class votes was discontent with the economy situation. Which is now going to get even worse. For the working class of course.
- blindriver 2y ago>Trump has been anti-war (with Putin, specifically) since his first term. Yes, that's my point. > The Democratic party has never been anti-free trade either. They absolutely were anti-free trade and protectionist during the 1970s and 1980s. For example, they were the ones who were leading efforts against Japanese cars in the US that decimated Detroit during that time. Clinton and more importantly Obama changed this shift, including the TPP that would have opened up more free trade with Pacific nations. Trump ripped that up as soon as he came into office because that was very unpopular with the working class. > Nevertheless, what helped him win working class votes was discontent with the economy situation According to Biden, the US economy was the best its every been when he left office and the lowest unemployment and the stock market was at its highest. What economic situation are you talking about?