• AmidFuror@fedia.io
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    5 months ago

    Exactly. And the other comments so far are pretty ignorant. All close elections are won by winning over independents AND people registered to the other party. Just because Republicans in Congress appear largely in lock-step with Trump doesn’t mean Republican voters are.

    It’s fair to speculate that many Trump haters left the Republican party in 2016 and more in 2020. But certainly not all of them. And beyond the Trump haters are a swathe of people uncertain or uncomfortable with Trump who can be won over.

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      5 months ago

      Not what I meant. Democrats will bend over backwards to try to appeal to Republicans before they ever consider appealing to alienated progressives.

      • Lexi Sneptaur@pawb.socialOP
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        5 months ago

        It’s because progressives always vote blue anyway, when they do, and represent a small portion of the voter base. Most Americans are liberals

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            5 months ago

            I’m a progressive. Why would I do that? Most progressives live in states where voting for President has no effect anyway. The blue wall, + New York, + Illinois…