This argument is so stupid it’s funny. It’s false on it’s face. How in the world could a Republican or Independent possibly win in MI, WI and PA without democrat supporters?
How in the world could a Republican or Independent possibly win in MI, WI and PA without democrat supporters?
There are basically three types of voters:
1. Those who always vote for the democrat.
2. Those that always vote for the republican.
3. Those who have no clue what they are doing and could end up voting for either.
The goal of campaigns is to get number three to vote for your guy and those in number’s one or two that vote for your oppoinent to not bother to vote at all.
i.e. I think a lot of voters that normally always vote democrat simply didn’t vote at all - or voted for Bernie - because Hillary was such an incredibly, ridiculously, insanely bad choice.
The election was a little like the 1992 election. When the 1992 election process was getting started, Bush Sr. was so popular it looked like he’d win easily, so not many serious candidates threw their hat in the ring, opting to run in the next cycle where they would be much more likely to win the election. Enter an unknown governor from Arkansas. They were happy to throw him to the lions.
But He was the choice, and events caused Bush Sr’s numbers to tank - and Ross Perot entered. So Clinton got in from a trick of fate.
I think in a very real way, this is the type of thing that gave us Trump. Well, that and the D’s right now have no real viable candidate. Not one. And the hatred of politics in general is, I think, how Trump got his party’s nomination. He’s not a politician.