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I don't think it has anything to do with Russia or obstruction or impeachment efforts.
3 words.
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Michigan
Those are the states that won Trump the WH. Those states have historically voted D. They are not conservative strongholds. I feel like in 2016 Trump barely eeked out a win in those states which relied heavily on moderates many of whom only took a chance on him because they hated Clinton more.
Trump's governing style has been to appeal to ONLY the conservative base in places like West Virginia or Alabama. He has never tried to be the president of everyone and doesn't care what moderates think, he only wants to hear the screaming adulation of his far right base, so that's all he focuses on.
I don't think that has appealed much to the voters in these 3 states who just put him over the edge. I think there are lot of people that he has turned off in those states, but would come home to the D party for a sane center-left choice like Biden.
Presidential elections are not just a referendum on the incumbent running for a second term. They are about choices, and realistically, a choice between just two options - and Trump is very effective at demonizing the opposition. Ultimately he will receive votes from a significant number of people who don't condone his conduct or his party's policies, but are convinced the Democratic nominee is unacceptable.
Will that be enough votes for him to win re-election? Hard to say, but incumbents don't usually lose when the economy is relatively strong and the nation isn't mired in unpopular wars. Trump will stop at nothing to win and high turnout from his base certainly is going to get him pretty close given how they are distributed geographically.
I don't think it has anything to do with Russia or obstruction or impeachment efforts.
3 words.
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Michigan
Those are the states that won Trump the WH. Those states have historically voted D. They are not conservative strongholds. I feel like in 2016 Trump barely eeked out a win in those states which relied heavily on moderates many of whom only took a chance on him because they hated Clinton more.
Trump's governing style has been to appeal to ONLY the conservative base in places like West Virginia or Alabama. He has never tried to be the president of everyone and doesn't care what moderates think, he only wants to hear the screaming adulation of his far right base, so that's all he focuses on.
I don't think that has appealed much to the voters in these 3 states who just put him over the edge. I think there are lot of people that he has turned off in those states, but would come home to the D party for a sane center-left choice like Biden.
Clinton also was too stupid and completely ignored any politicking in those states. The new Dem nominee won’t take those states for granted.
Why Trump's strategy of only supporting his base could cost him reelection
That's dumb.
What came first, "His Base" or Trump? Low information Left babbles on about "His Base" as if it described something. But it doesn't. Trump got over 60M votes and there were many different reasons for voting for him.
Now there are many have different reasons for supporting him.
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That's dumb.
What came first, "His Base" or Trump? Low information Left babbles on about "His Base" as if it described something. But it doesn't. Trump got over 60M votes and there were many different reasons for voting for him. Now there are many have different reasons for supporting him.
"His Base"....
Only among the far right, there aren't to moderates or the left
I don't think it has anything to do with Russia or obstruction or impeachment efforts.
3 words.
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Michigan
Those are the states that won Trump the WH. Those states have historically voted D. They are not conservative strongholds. I feel like in 2016 Trump barely eeked out a win in those states which relied heavily on moderates many of whom only took a chance on him because they hated Clinton more.
Trump's governing style has been to appeal to ONLY the conservative base in places like West Virginia or Alabama. He has never tried to be the president of everyone and doesn't care what moderates think, he only wants to hear the screaming adulation of his far right base, so that's all he focuses on.
I don't think that has appealed much to the voters in these 3 states who just put him over the edge. I think there are lot of people that he has turned off in those states, but would come home to the D party for a sane center-left choice like Biden.
Biden is sane?
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