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why do the media and Democratic leaders seem so obsessed with them?
by Jamelle Bouie
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/opinion/trump-2020.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
The anti-Trump vote is the single largest coalition in American politics. That was true in 2016, despite Hillary Clintons defeat in the Electoral College. It was true in 2017, after Democrats won major victories in Virginia and Alabama. And it was true in 2018, when the anti-Trump coalition gave Democrats a majority in the House of Representatives.
Despite their influence, however, anti-Trump voters are practically invisible in recent mainstream political coverage. Instead, the focus is the presidents most fervent supporters, as it has been since 2015, when Trump came down his escalator and announced his campaign for the White House. This past week is a prime example.
On Sunday, as nearly everyone knows by now, Trump launched a racist attack on four progressive congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley telling them to go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came and casting them as un-American on the basis of their racial backgrounds.
Most Americans rejected the presidents outburst. Fifty-nine percent, according to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, said it was un-American, and 65 percent said it was racist. A total of 68 percent said it was offensive.
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Conventional wisdom on 2020 is that Democrats will lose if they cant get their progressive wing under control. This overstates the leftward swing of the Democratic Party and understates the distance between the center of American politics and the presidents right-wing policies. It also misses another, crucial dynamic that by trying to court and convert voters who backed Trump, Democrats may sacrifice an opportunity to deepen support among their existing voters, to powerful electoral consequences
The press may not have much interest in the broader electorate, but Democratic leaders and strategists, at least, should understand that the anti-Trump coalition is much bigger than the Trump base. If they want to oust the president next November, they should start to take that fact seriously.
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)"His cult/base is solid. Period.
We have to focus on the Independents and Undecideds. Ignore the distractions and lets stay fixed on what we know will win the 2020 elections in the Senate and POTUS by the majority of sane Americans. His cult will hate us no matter what we do since that is what THEY do, and do so well...HATE! They will hate us whether we try to impeach him or not so I say start an inquiry, go ahead with impeachment AND write legislation that benefits most Americans (fuck the deplorable...they are worthless and a waste)."
rampartc
(5,435 posts)I think if we spent a little more love on our more "leftist" issues voters the results might be far more positive than chasing after suburban moms.
by the way, how did environmental conservation become a "leftist" issue? we tree huggers want to "conserve" America, a concept conservatives have trouble dealing with.
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)The subject was similar (in my mind anyway).
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)How many of the fascists vote compared to how many sane people vote.
there are only so many centrists that voted for the amoral pig. Those you can possibly win back.
What 30 or 40 percent of eligible voters don't? That is who should be targeted. They can't all be sociopaths.
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)rufus dog
(8,419 posts)Clinton won by 3 million votes. How often is that brought up. Orange County went for her. First time won by a dem since 1936.
Lets flip that and say a Dem won but lost by 3 million and lost San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle. Do you really think that it would be ignored?
MSNBC came to the OC prior to the midterms to do a story that was pushed for
Three days prior to the election. The story? Dont see Dem enthusiasm. The location? Irvine which is the seat now held by Katie Porter. First time ever held by a Dem. So what the fuck was the objective?