SavannahMann
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As I have mentioned more than once here, I voted Democrat for decades before finally walking away and voting for Trump. When the DNC was exposed as being totally corrupt and in the tank for Hillary, I refused to vote for any Democrats. I’d like to see the day when I can again vote for the Party I used to.
One thing that would help me do that is the populism ideal. You see, Populism is belittled by the Democratic Party. There is a problem with that attitude though. If you disagree with, and belittle a majority of the people, they don’t want to vote FOR YOU.
Professional Wrestling traditionally has some guys who are just baddies. They play the part of the bad guys. They cheat, smack someone with a chair, and the crowd boos them when they appear. They flaunt the crowd. They can do that, because they are the baddies. It is their job to be hated by the crowd. It’s part of the show, part of the act.
When we are talking about politics, which is first and foremost a popularity contest, telling the people you expect to vote for you that they suck and are idiots is not a way to win. It is a way to lose.
Now, here is some of that Populism that the Democrats need to notice once and for all. There is no widespread support for an assault weapons ban. There is no support for a ban on all guns. There is no support for appealing the Second Amendment.
One starry eyed editorialist still dreams of mass gun confiscations - Hot Air
In U.S., Support for Assault Weapons Ban at Record Low
36% of the people support an assault weapons ban. That means the idea is so unpopular that for every vote you get on the issue, you lose nearly two. The Republicans win the election easily on that issue.
This is where core beliefs come in. Something I’ve wished that either party had. The Republicans don’t really ramp up the Anti Abortion talk, because they can read the polls, and listen to the voters, and know that it is not a big popular ideal. They know that just over half of the people identify as pro choice. Since the Republicans want to win elections, they don’t make it part of the party platform, it’s not a litmus test for candidates, they let the members say anything they want to on the issue, but the party takes a simple law of the land and that’s that approach.
The Republicans are smarter than the Democrats on that front. They read the polls, and know that the issue isn’t a winner. So they let the firebrands go out and do speeches about how awful this is and also let the moderate or more liberal Republicans announce they are pro life without drumming them out of the party.
Democrats, embrace the populist issues, not just in words, but in deeds. Don’t just announce that the party will not pursue an assault weapons ban, but announce that the 2nd Amendment is absolute, and you have no intention of trying to repeal it. It will probably take a couple election cycles, but in time you will get some of those moderate voters in rural America which you have lost back. It will certainly work better than calling them idiots.
Last weekend SNL put this out. It is funny, because it is true. I assume whoever wrote it, and approved it, was taken out and fired right after it aired.
You need the votes, and insulting those voters is not the way to go. They aren’t voting against their own interests, the problem is you aren’t representing those interests. It isn’t enough to suck less than the Republicans. You have to be better than the Republicans, and you have to represent the voters.
Try it, and when you are back in the majority, you can focus on some things that everyone can agree on. That does not include an assault weapons ban, or banning all guns. That just gets you voted out of office in the next election. It means you are once again in the minority shouting at the idiots who voted against you. If you are tired of the Republicans being in charge, stop shoutings, and start listening.
One thing that would help me do that is the populism ideal. You see, Populism is belittled by the Democratic Party. There is a problem with that attitude though. If you disagree with, and belittle a majority of the people, they don’t want to vote FOR YOU.
Professional Wrestling traditionally has some guys who are just baddies. They play the part of the bad guys. They cheat, smack someone with a chair, and the crowd boos them when they appear. They flaunt the crowd. They can do that, because they are the baddies. It is their job to be hated by the crowd. It’s part of the show, part of the act.
When we are talking about politics, which is first and foremost a popularity contest, telling the people you expect to vote for you that they suck and are idiots is not a way to win. It is a way to lose.
Now, here is some of that Populism that the Democrats need to notice once and for all. There is no widespread support for an assault weapons ban. There is no support for a ban on all guns. There is no support for appealing the Second Amendment.
One starry eyed editorialist still dreams of mass gun confiscations - Hot Air
In U.S., Support for Assault Weapons Ban at Record Low
36% of the people support an assault weapons ban. That means the idea is so unpopular that for every vote you get on the issue, you lose nearly two. The Republicans win the election easily on that issue.
This is where core beliefs come in. Something I’ve wished that either party had. The Republicans don’t really ramp up the Anti Abortion talk, because they can read the polls, and listen to the voters, and know that it is not a big popular ideal. They know that just over half of the people identify as pro choice. Since the Republicans want to win elections, they don’t make it part of the party platform, it’s not a litmus test for candidates, they let the members say anything they want to on the issue, but the party takes a simple law of the land and that’s that approach.
The Republicans are smarter than the Democrats on that front. They read the polls, and know that the issue isn’t a winner. So they let the firebrands go out and do speeches about how awful this is and also let the moderate or more liberal Republicans announce they are pro life without drumming them out of the party.
Democrats, embrace the populist issues, not just in words, but in deeds. Don’t just announce that the party will not pursue an assault weapons ban, but announce that the 2nd Amendment is absolute, and you have no intention of trying to repeal it. It will probably take a couple election cycles, but in time you will get some of those moderate voters in rural America which you have lost back. It will certainly work better than calling them idiots.
Last weekend SNL put this out. It is funny, because it is true. I assume whoever wrote it, and approved it, was taken out and fired right after it aired.
You need the votes, and insulting those voters is not the way to go. They aren’t voting against their own interests, the problem is you aren’t representing those interests. It isn’t enough to suck less than the Republicans. You have to be better than the Republicans, and you have to represent the voters.
Try it, and when you are back in the majority, you can focus on some things that everyone can agree on. That does not include an assault weapons ban, or banning all guns. That just gets you voted out of office in the next election. It means you are once again in the minority shouting at the idiots who voted against you. If you are tired of the Republicans being in charge, stop shoutings, and start listening.