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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
The failure of the democratic party to win convincingly does not fall on voters. It falls on the Democratic party. At some point they need to get in touch with what gets people excited about politics and quit the hollier than thow BS. the Trump is evil campaign is not enough. It rang hallow in 2016 it rang hollow for four years. Who cares how true it is, you need to convince people to vote FOR you, instead of against someone else.
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I think there is truth in this, but there is also truth in the fact that the views that Trump holds and talks about openly, that many people consider to be ugly and offensive, are views that many Americans also hold.
They want their guns
They care first and foremost about the economy
They are scared about how the world is changing around them
And in some cases they are racist and sexist.
Oversimplifying but at some point America has to look in the mirror and acknowledge what they are and what they aren't.
It is a broken country.
And while the democrats should certainly reflect on why they weren't able to effectively spread their message, it isn't on them alone to fix something that seems to be rotten at the core.