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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Trump has a high floor and low ceiling. Ultimately, this is a turnout election and there are just more democrat voters. The key is that at the DNC and the campaign trail and the upcoming debates, the Harris team is taking Trump seriously and combatting him instead of dismissing him as a clown. They were not prepared for him in 2016, they are now.
Trump is a political giant now. Yeah, he may be a malevolent giant and wants to steer the US into a dictatorship but that is what he is and guys like him are dangerous and must be taken seriously. He's trying the same tropes against a woman candidate, a little sexist and a little racist.
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In 2016, I think the Dems made a couple of crucial mistakes. First was attacking people supporting Trump and not recognizing that some them were being pushed in that direction, but could still be pulled back. Shaming them instead of showing how the Dems could help them didn't help. It's partly why the MAGA movement gained more steam. It's one of the reasons why I think Andy Beshear is a good asset for the party.
The other was relying too much on polls to dictate their strategy.