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In reply to the discussion: How can we reach out to Trump voters? [View all]StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)26. There is no "reach" as far as I'm concerned
We do what we're going to do and if they want to come along, fine.
But I'm tired of hearing about how we "reach out" to these people. They've been reached out to constantly for years and they still are where they are. I'm not interested in having "dialogue" with people who have consistently and knowingly supported people who want me and my people marginalized, disenfranchised and, in some cases, destroyed. These people aren't innocent victims. They know what they're voting for and they're doing it because agree with it.
Leave them there and focus on people who deserve the effort. We don't need them.
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Here's how I did it. It was the easiest thing I ever did when I realized what they believe and value
Autumn
Feb 2021
#6
Funny how whenever we talk about appealing to Black and Brown voters, we're shouted down with
StarfishSaver
Feb 2021
#81
To me, Beto had an excellent strategy for coming so close against Cruz
Laura PourMeADrink
Feb 2021
#20
Free university or technical college for their kids and lower Medicare age to 60 and increase
LaMouffette
Feb 2021
#24
I suspect you are right about them still voting Republican. It's very hard to fight party loyalty.
LaMouffette
Feb 2021
#93
Trump Voters Driven by Fear of Losing Status, Not Economic Anxiety, Study Finds
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2021
#34
I really don't think we can reach "Trump voters" who are raging hypocrites. And we can try to
CTyankee
Feb 2021
#38
LGTBQ people and POC had no or virtually no power in the thirties and forties.
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2021
#54
I think people who are culturally intrenched like that are unreachable politically
ismnotwasm
Feb 2021
#89