I put forward the thought that the average American cares more about....
Food and gas prices than….
Trump
Biden
Putin
Ukraine
The Constitution
Terrorism
Black lives
Supreme Court
At the water cooler, you might get someone not paying attention to believe that Trump is too cozy with Putin. What they will really know is who is President when they fill up their tank that same day.
We are correct in often discussing American society as a whole to be pretty selfish. Rugged individualism is well rooted in our society. Then there is the thought they will vote in a way they feel(perception) is grand and ideological. The people who really do vote in that manner are referred to as the base. The bases of the parties are real and act different than those outside of the base.
We also rightfully criticize the brutal ills of capitalism. One of its most brutal aspects is time consumption. We serve capitalism, each to differing degrees. So many voters simply work to take basic care of their family. It consumes them. These voters aren’t stupid. They are often highly uneducated when it comes to political realities.
The base. Putin. Social Justice. Corruption. Get Trump. The economy.
That’s how you keep the base going.
To win the election there has to be a clear economic message that can damn near be put on a bumper sticker.
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