| vivster said: Step 1: Wait 4 years Optional Step: Propose fair voting laws that will never get passed in a republican congress |
As you yourself noted later on, voters tend to respond to logic less than buzzwords, catchy slogans, and, most importantly, the relatability of the candidate. Trump won despite a myriad of what would have in any other year been campaign ending gaffes because people simply didn't care enough to vote for Hillary. Even the prospect of a Trump presidency wasn't motivation enough for many liberal independents and even Democrats to vote for a candidate they were so disenthused about. And this was with the Supreme Court, the future of the ACA, how the Syrian conflict is handled, all at stake.
Short of Trump bulldozing the Lincoln Memorial and setting up a new hotel in its place, I'm not sure it would be possible for him to be any less appealing to most Americans in four years. If this election has shown anything, it's that you need a candidate that can relate to some significant portion of Americans. Having a candidate that's merely less offensive than the other isn't going to cut it, because those people either stay home or vote for a third party or a dead gorilla. Democrats can't afford to simply choose any politician or party leader; it needs to be someone that has appeal for and is seen as relatable to a large group of Americans.
