Post by robeiae on Nov 6, 2020 7:30:50 GMT -5
Last night I was talking with my son--who is pretty anti-Trump and pro-BLM, yet not actually pro-Dem--about Trump's legacy. I noted to him that Trump, while hated by the traditional leadership of the Repub Party, did do some things they really wanted done, from various court appointments to moving the embassy in Israel to scaling back regulations. And now that Trump looks to be out, that same leadership can crow about how it never supported Trump, while simultaneously benefiting from Trump's actions. My son pointed out that the whole thing looks like a long con. Maybe the Repubs surpassed the master in the grift?
Now there's this, from Taibbi: taibbi.substack.com/p/which-is-the-real-working-class-party-cc3
Trump's numbers for what are seen as marginalized groups went up across the board. As much as Trump is supposed to be elitist, misogynistic, homophobic, and racist, his numbers make McCain look like a Grand Wizard of the KKK.
Brave new world...
Now there's this, from Taibbi: taibbi.substack.com/p/which-is-the-real-working-class-party-cc3
In simple terms, Trump won with the sort of people who do not read The Washington Post or watch MSNBC, and disagreed with their myths.
Trump lost the election because of his handling of the pandemic, the top issue for 41% of voters, who chose Biden by a nearly 3-1 margin. But among people whose top concern was the economy — 28% of the electorate — Trump won an incredible 80% of the vote.
All of this points to a dramatic change. Trump may not have done much, politically, to deserve the support of Black, Latino, LGBTQ, and female voters. But the Democrats’ conspicuous refusal to address economic inequality and other class issues in a meaningful way created an opening.
Now, Trump is likely to leave the White House, but he created a coalition that some Republicans already understand would deliver massively in a non-pandemic situation. As Missouri Republican Josh Hawley put it the night of the election, “We are a working-class party now. That’s the future.”
Trump lost the election because of his handling of the pandemic, the top issue for 41% of voters, who chose Biden by a nearly 3-1 margin. But among people whose top concern was the economy — 28% of the electorate — Trump won an incredible 80% of the vote.
All of this points to a dramatic change. Trump may not have done much, politically, to deserve the support of Black, Latino, LGBTQ, and female voters. But the Democrats’ conspicuous refusal to address economic inequality and other class issues in a meaningful way created an opening.
Now, Trump is likely to leave the White House, but he created a coalition that some Republicans already understand would deliver massively in a non-pandemic situation. As Missouri Republican Josh Hawley put it the night of the election, “We are a working-class party now. That’s the future.”
Brave new world...
