Time to focus exclusively on mobilization. Persuasion is ineffective with hard core Deplorables

[Jim Lane]

8. You're too pessimistic.

The latest poll showed Trump with a 75% approval rating among Republicans (or maybe it was among the people who had voted for him, I forget which). Yes, 75% is appallingly high, but it's lower than most Presidents rate among the people on their side.

Most of the people who voted for him will do so again, regardless of what happens. Nevertheless, peeling off a quarter of his supporters, or even a tenth of his supporters, would be huge. Absolutely we need to GOTV and counter voter suppression. Bear in mind, though, that persuading a Trump supporter to vote against him counts double -- increasing our total but decreasing his.

He's lost some support already. By the time of the midterms, and still more by 2020, there will be manufacturing jobs that haven't come back, there will be people suffering because of the elimination of environmental protections, etc. We can ignore the hard core but still have plenty of opportunities for persuasion.