The Normie Coalition

[2manydegrees]

Being from Virginia, I have had a solid year of thinking about a good word for the coalition of voters that Glenn Younkin pulled together to shift a state with a pretty blue voting history into the Republican column.

"MAGA"is good for Trump supporters, but the coalition is broader than people who really like Trump. "Deplorables" is my personal favorite, but that is because I enjoy the irony of turning a clear insult into a good rally cry.

Ruy Texeira, who is a Democrat kind of writer, noted that Hispanic voters are "Normie" voters, "Normie" being a mildly dismissive term for folks who live conventional lives. Young Progressives like to think that their rebellion against their parents is a a rejection of traditional roles that guide the lives of "Normies." "Normie" is the opposite of "Progressive."

I like the term. "Normie" concerns are exactly why Youngkin was able to put together a winning vote. We want to have jobs and families, homes and communities, property and personal safety. We want to live in a country that offers a good life to "Normies."

Of course I don't think of myself as conventional, but I sure do want a world where being conventional works out for people. Hard work is a good thing. Fidelity is a good thing. Responsibility is a virtue. Striving for success is part of being a healthy person.

[rxh4n1]

The GOPe will blow it again. Just like they snubbed the Goldwaterites, the Silent Majority, the Reagan Democrats, the Reform Party, the Tea Party, the MAGA voters.

[Hiddigeigei]

"Trump needs to realize this is not all about him. It’s about us normies and our children who are under assault."
Trump is an imperfect human being, in some ways very unlikable, who made mistakes (primarily trusting the advice of people trying to destroy him and America). I don't think he yet realizes that there are evil (Satanic? I'm not religious) forces behind the Democrats and RINOs that want to destroy America and (some, other talk about a modest 15 billion) kill over 95% of the people in the world. Nevertheless, he is an in-your-face fighter, and I will vote for him rather than my governor whom I love and admire as a person.

[2manydegrees]

Yeah, exactly. They do call us names- Mormie being one of them, although not all conservatives are really all that “normal.”

My hope is that we can come together around a term like Normie. Then maybe we can get folks together who respect Youngkin for his political achievement and folks who want stronger, fiercer candidates in office.

I want to win and that takes a lot of votes.

[JimRed]

A normal is a new N word, because it triggers those who are not.