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In reply to the discussion: Voters are not just sick of Trump, they are sick of his supporters [View all]greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)the stupidity of the Trump rallies in the last months of the 2020 election. They seem to be precisely the wrong thing, not only because they are superspreader events, but because they highlight the kookiness of Trumpism. In 2016 they were a novelty. Now they just seem creepy. Most middle-of-the-road persuadables are persuadable precisely because they're not joiners. Thos kinds of people don't want to be associated with fanatics. It's, well, for lack of a better word, losery. The Trump rallies look just...uncool. Biden played it right, I think, both from a safety perspective, and from an appeal to persuadables perspective: you don't have to join with us, or wear a specific color hat, or look like you're super into something. In fact, it's OK not to be super into it. Let's just get back to something chill that doesn't require a whole fucking identity. Can we have a politics that's not a weirdo identity? The rallies are probably hurting Trump for that reason. Even some folks who might lean in his direction are like, "Well, I don't really want to be...one of those. It's...just...embarrassing." But what do I know.
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