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Republicans understand the power of appealing to emotion and "othering." They have spent decades training their voters to vote against their own interest becaus
by ujkhsjkdhf234 1y ago
Republicans understand the power of appealing to emotion and "othering." They have spent decades training their voters to vote against their own interest because it will hurt people that Republicans say are preventing their great success. Trump said he had "concepts of a plan" on healthcare and voters think he had more of a platform than Harris because his main points were about getting even with the world. Make the world pay what it owes us and get these immigrants out of YOUR country.
Democrats get punished for trying that too blatantly. Republicans and Democrats are playing different games when it comes to campaigning and propaganda.
- spencerflem 1y agoDemocrats want universal healthcare and nobody besides Obama has come close to delivering it. And Obama still failed with a supermajority thanks to the filibuster, and even if that passed it would have sucked compared to what voters wanted or what other countries have.
- ujkhsjkdhf234 1y agoDemocrats want universal healthcare but Republicans will cry socialism which will turn moderates against it. I saw this happen in 08 and again in 16 with Bernie Sanders.
- spencerflem 1y agoDemocrats (the politicians) voted with Republicans to force schools to teach the evils of Communism in every class. They are both funded by big buisiness and are on the same side against Socialism. Democrats (the voters) are broadly on board in my experience.
- ujkhsjkdhf234 1y agoDemocrats(the voters) are not a monolith. Like I said, moderate and centrist Democrats are not entirely on board with universal healthcare. The more liberal left wing of Democrats are.