• @barsquid
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    153 months ago

    Why doesn’t he just do the classics which they all agree on? Promises of overt bigotry and being financially cucked by billionaires always work great on Repubs.

    • @vxx
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      53 months ago

      It worked when he had it in the bag because potentially democratically voters would’ve stayed home for Biden.

      Now they get mobilised because they feel the shift in energy, so Trump has to try fishing in the less extremist ponds.

    • @[email protected]
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      43 months ago

      Trump’s one strategy is to say something and see if it catches. If it falls flat, he won’t bring it up again. If it works, he’ll hammer it harder next time.

      He must have felt how much they’re losing on abortion and tried to pull it back, but the base won’t follow him there. You probably won’t hear him bring it up again for the rest of the campaign.

      • @barsquid
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        13 months ago

        Oh, that’s true. He literally said that’s what he does. He was talking about “drain the swamp” and admitted to exactly what you wrote here.

    • @rottingleaf
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      43 months ago

      He should be just promising to invade some ME country and not touch upon domestic issues other than “it’s gonna be truly great this time folks”.

        • @rottingleaf
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          33 months ago

          That would be very traditional, but a bit contradictory to his promises of not bringing in more Mexicans. Unless genocide is implied, of course.

    • @kayos
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      13 months ago

      He’s trying to win the other side. As he has competition now.