I just read Sarah's "Speak Out Now Republicans, Or You'll Regret It." It only lets me give her 1 Like, but I wish I could give her 75 thousand times Kamala's crowd size last night. Bravo, Sarah. I hope it moves some to come forward, but even if it doesn't, your straight-forward eloquence is absolutely the right thing, and none of us will regret it!
Ticket splitters are one thing with the AZ abortion initiative, but don't you think that what the ballot initiative really does is drive low propensity women voters out to the polls to protect abortion rights? And thus vote for Harris as well?
Except my siblings; college educated, white suburban, 60+yo, in Texas who are so attached to the work our parents did in the 60's and 70's forming the GOP in Bexar County, Texas.
My brothers, lifelong-Republicans, are in skilled trades and they loathe Trump. They laugh about what a phony he is and can't believe anyone would vote for him.
When canvassing in Atlanta last weekend, we walked up to a house on our list and saw a Trump flier on the doorstep. It was the only house in our territory where we saw that. The house had a Mazda Miata parked our front. We did not get anyone to answer our door knock.
It made me wonder whether the person who lived in this house was one of the "bros" Trump's campaign has been trying to reach and that somehow this person gave personal identifying info to the Trump campaign (via posting something on line?) so that they could target just this house in our territory. Seemed odd to me....
One thing about the typical bro / Joe Rogan voter is they’re hyper-competitive young men. Don’t underestimate the power of a bruised young ego desperately craving a win, particularly after what happened in 2020, and now the sudden precipitous rise of Harris. For some of them winning is key to their very identity, a chip-on-the-shoulder disgruntled competitiveness, their deep fear of getting owned. And I do suspect educated women are gearing up to school Trump this time (fingers crossed). That's the vibe around Harris in 2024. But the idea these young men somehow feel less motivated in this environment than young women is wrong, I think, especially with the race so close and winnable. We have educated Dobbs-motivated young women "handing their homework in" VS. young bros having their perceived identity and competitive dominance threatened -- is that something we really think has a laughable gulf separating them..? I wouldn't be so sure about that.
I just read Sarah's "Speak Out Now Republicans, Or You'll Regret It." It only lets me give her 1 Like, but I wish I could give her 75 thousand times Kamala's crowd size last night. Bravo, Sarah. I hope it moves some to come forward, but even if it doesn't, your straight-forward eloquence is absolutely the right thing, and none of us will regret it!
Wish Dan would stop with the speed talking.
Thanks Sarah! More is more! It's really cool getting to listen to all the smart people.
These two are a great team.
Ticket splitters are one thing with the AZ abortion initiative, but don't you think that what the ballot initiative really does is drive low propensity women voters out to the polls to protect abortion rights? And thus vote for Harris as well?
Man, sometimes Sarah is the only person in the world who can make me feel the slightest bit optimistic about this election. Thanks for that Sarah.
I love you and Dan working together! Bulwark member and Pod Save America fan!!!!
Except my siblings; college educated, white suburban, 60+yo, in Texas who are so attached to the work our parents did in the 60's and 70's forming the GOP in Bexar County, Texas.
Thanks as always. Take care of yourselves. Term of the podcast: "lug nuts". : )
Yes!! Say it to Elon and Melania, Vance's wife... I can't comprehend the MAGA schizophrenia on the "America is for the Americans" bile...
Hang in there! Love you guys - keeps me sane
I'm getting the sense that it would behoove all of us if everyone went to college.
My brothers, lifelong-Republicans, are in skilled trades and they loathe Trump. They laugh about what a phony he is and can't believe anyone would vote for him.
Lug nut, love it! Perhaps the lesson we should take is that we shouldn't have campaigns that drag on for years.
Thank you, Sarah & Dan! Y'all are two reasons I haven't gone into cardiac arrest in the Era of Trump.
When canvassing in Atlanta last weekend, we walked up to a house on our list and saw a Trump flier on the doorstep. It was the only house in our territory where we saw that. The house had a Mazda Miata parked our front. We did not get anyone to answer our door knock.
It made me wonder whether the person who lived in this house was one of the "bros" Trump's campaign has been trying to reach and that somehow this person gave personal identifying info to the Trump campaign (via posting something on line?) so that they could target just this house in our territory. Seemed odd to me....
One thing about the typical bro / Joe Rogan voter is they’re hyper-competitive young men. Don’t underestimate the power of a bruised young ego desperately craving a win, particularly after what happened in 2020, and now the sudden precipitous rise of Harris. For some of them winning is key to their very identity, a chip-on-the-shoulder disgruntled competitiveness, their deep fear of getting owned. And I do suspect educated women are gearing up to school Trump this time (fingers crossed). That's the vibe around Harris in 2024. But the idea these young men somehow feel less motivated in this environment than young women is wrong, I think, especially with the race so close and winnable. We have educated Dobbs-motivated young women "handing their homework in" VS. young bros having their perceived identity and competitive dominance threatened -- is that something we really think has a laughable gulf separating them..? I wouldn't be so sure about that.