It’s all about the narrative. If she sets her own story then that’ll be what voters hear. Generally speaking I don’t think someone is permanently poisoned just because they were once a Republican. I know quite a few former Republicans who are firmly anything but and a couple who jump back and forth.
Even Democrats over decades have changed their stance on issues. Changing your mind with experience and new facts is a sign of rational thinking. That’s just a long jump for someone who has been with the Republican party until now. As the quote goes, “THIS was the line that was crossed for you?”
But it’s happened before. The Eisenhower Democrats were a group that felt it was time to cross the aisle, but that was mainly because they saw a drift of the Republican party into waters they didn’t agree with. The gap was not as far as it is now. The only way I can see it is if one has been totally blind to what the party supports for years and has been voting party lines without question or even looking at the issues. And sure, there’s people that do that, but anyone who is like that and is in politics isn’t a leader, they’re a tool.
It’s all about the narrative. If she sets her own story then that’ll be what voters hear. Generally speaking I don’t think someone is permanently poisoned just because they were once a Republican. I know quite a few former Republicans who are firmly anything but and a couple who jump back and forth.
Even Democrats over decades have changed their stance on issues. Changing your mind with experience and new facts is a sign of rational thinking. That’s just a long jump for someone who has been with the Republican party until now. As the quote goes, “THIS was the line that was crossed for you?”
But it’s happened before. The Eisenhower Democrats were a group that felt it was time to cross the aisle, but that was mainly because they saw a drift of the Republican party into waters they didn’t agree with. The gap was not as far as it is now. The only way I can see it is if one has been totally blind to what the party supports for years and has been voting party lines without question or even looking at the issues. And sure, there’s people that do that, but anyone who is like that and is in politics isn’t a leader, they’re a tool.