Hypothesis: Voters reward us for stoking their fears, not saving their asses

[TomDaisy]

so many voters just told us they don't give a damn about a pandemic, about hundreds of thousands killed by malicious craven incompetence, or any efforts to save them from that pandemic

they care more (only) about "Antifa"

[beachbumbob]

1. fear wins because its effective, if it wasn't GOP would never win an election any where

[TomDaisy]

2. seems to be the case

[beachbumbob]

6. works 10x easier than campaigning on issues to win elections

democrats keep BELIEVING if we make the effective argument we persuade voters. What is it called when your repeat the same action countless times and achieves the same results?

[FreepFryer]

4. Voters ARE us. They want things done. The framing of your hypothesis omits service. nt

[Hortensis]

5. Not this voter. Fear makes me want to take action.

Though I can’t take credit to that as a born liberal I’m less inclined to fear than conservatives typically are. I certainly don’t fear change just because it’s change.

And I am a stranger to “learned helplessness,” a psychological term worth looking up, though I can’t take credit for being less vulnerable to that dysfunction because I’m female.