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SandyG's avatar

Agree about what is and isn't governing. As to what his slim majority voted for, I think they voted for him because he's "strong." I think in their view threatening is strength.

I also think you have to be a weak person who doesn't have a clue about what a liberal democracy is to think Trump is strong.

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JF's avatar

I have the uncomfortable feeling that a lot of Trump voters were motivated by the opportunity of hurting others. “Liberal tears” and all that. Yeah; to portray Trump as strong is a real mind bender and adds to my unease about my fellow Americans.

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SandyG's avatar

Yes certainly. I don't know enough about the swing voters who gave him his win. They're not MAGA. That's why they're swing voters. And the Dems who didn't turn out. They're not MAGA either. How much do those two groups who gave him the vote represent? I haven't seen anything to back this up, but 1O% keeps running through my head. That 1O% is not MAGA. If the Dems could play this right, they could be persuaded to swing again.

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