What Makes This So Hard?
by tristero
Frank Bruni’s op-ed in the Times today is a pretty good summary of how to go forward. Tom Sullivan’s discussion of it is excellent and worth reading. But here, I’d like to suggest a very simple two-stage strategy for Democratic victory:
#1 – Write off Trump Voters
Whatever the reason, Trump voters are beyond reach. They are so deluded that they have literally lost the capacity to see straight. Please click the link. It’s simply beyond belief, and yet there it is: they have lost some of the fundamental cognitive abilities required to perceive reality. There may — may — be techniques available to restore Trump voters to their senses, but they will take up more time than this country can afford to wait.
Therefore, Democrats shouldn’t waste a moment trying to persuade Trumpists. They need to focus on the rest of America, the majority.
#2 – Tell the Unvarnished Truth About Trump and Tell It With Conviction
An example: Trump locks babies in cages, pursues policies that will sicken and bankrupt everyone except the rich pedophiles he so loves to party with, cheats on his taxes, loves dictatorships more than he loves democracies, spouts lies with the viscosity of diarrhea, has a long history of racist acts, and has repeatedly and explicitly mocked this country values.
And he has the gall to call others Un-American?
Another example: Focus on healthcare and jobs, but make it very clear that Trump has spent far more time and money paying off porn stars and hiding his hard partying with Jeffrey Epstein than he has thinking about how you’re going to pay your hospital bills.
In short, create all sorts of media (videos, docs, commercials, social, podcast, books, radio) that blend politics with an immediate pivot to the Trumpian personal: Democrats are fighting for pre-existing conditions. Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s closest associates include actual child molestors and neo-Nazis.
Seriously, this is a difficult strategy for Democrats to pursue? What part of “We know what we’re doing but Donald Trump is a total disaster” is so hard to get right?