Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

In reply to the discussion: Note to the GOP [View all]

Eyeball_Kid

(7,604 posts)
3. Well done, Ms. Greggs.
Mon May 2, 2022, 11:00 AM
May 2022

The "easily-led" are also described as the "marginal voter." Marginal voters shifted their sentiments to Trump during 2016 and to a lesser extent, 2020. But a lot of troubling events occurred in recent years that makes the marginal voter more likely to turn away. And the wave of the marginal voter away from the GOP hasn't crested yet. That will come in the late summer, when the GOP's failures will come into full view, right on time for the campaigns for the mid-terms.

The "attempted coup" is still an abstract notion for the marginal voter. It won't hit home as a real, anti-American event, until indictments and the J6 hearings hit the marginal voter in full force. This is why, IMO, it's foolish to employ the conventional memes about mid-term gains by the minority party. The minority party attempted to overthrow the government of the United States. That's no ordinary event, nor should the national revulsion against the attempted coup, once the US public can witness what really happened without solely getting daily doses of right wing propaganda. The GOP will lose in November. Again.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Note to the GOP»Reply #3