My point being this. The traditional GOP voters were not enough. These were the voters who just loved W‘s civility as the left repeatedly kicked him in the nether regions. These are the voters who want the Repub to win but who can’t be bothered, or are too scared to, advocate for their position.
They view a fight as something to run from. Nothing is worth alienating a neighbor for. Can’t we all just get along.
Welp, the GOP had no future with these voters. Catering to them meant closing off other voters like working class whites, Hispanics and even blacks.
The GOP needed a voter shift, especially given the changing demographics. Trump is the first guy to have the guts to give it a real try and not the old Mitt Romney/W/McCain “compassionate Conservatice” lip service/apology approach.
Might it fail? Yup, Trump might not be able to work this shift in adequate numbers to make up for the loss of the suburban weenies. But it had to be tried or it was over anyway.
“Might it fail? Yup, Trump might not be able to work this shift in adequate numbers to make up for the loss of the suburban weenies. But it had to be tried or it was over anyway.”
I completely agree.
I think the best people to make the case for Trump are college-educated ladies who are very well put together and would shock the hell out of their suburbanite Karen sister by telling them in some very crass and unrefined, but pointed, language exactly how hypocritical and ignorant they find them. It might not persuade Karen, but it might persuade some third person listening in.
That's because Bush has nothing in his nether regions. I would rather have the leader with the biggest balls of them all!
This entire post is great. Hits the nail on the head.
I guess we could say Trump flipped the GOP in the right direction.