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JWeinCom said:
Even if fewer voters care about trans issues than the economy, it could be that those who do care about issues are much more passionate about it, and can be more easily driven to vote. Hatred towards minority groups has sadly been an effective motivator. I honestly don't think it will work, but we'll see. Another potential explanation is that they are rats fleeing the ship. Perhaps they see in their state that the winds are blowing against Trump. If Trump loses their will be an internal war in the party, and I perhaps they feel that having spoken out against Trump will benefit them in that struggle. |
Imho, I may be wrong, but I think culture wars is a pointless political angle, I don't believe it's that effective, things like crying about stuff being "woke" and throwing a tantrum at the sight of a trans-person. What is effective is what has always been effective which is the economy, also immigration is sadly effective for hate because immigration is linked to the economy too, immigrants will be blamed why you can't get a job, why you can't get a house, why you can't afford anything, why hospitals are crumbling, etc.
But how can you link all this stuff to whether someone has a dick or not in their pants? Whether someone identifies as a man or woman? I don't believe most people give a single fuck about this stuff and here in UK it's what the Tories tried and I feel like people grew sick of it very quickly. Maybe I'm wrong for America but all these ads say is "This person is doing something I don't like in their own privacy!" and it's like "Okay, so how do I benefit or how does this hurt me?" and to that question, the answer is "It doesn't affect you at all"
Lets be honest, a lot of people are selfish but in this case, being selfish helps because then they would respond with "Okay, shut up, tell me how you're going to improve my life" and the answer to that question isn't "Hate trans people" cause how on Earth could it be? How can you say an extremely small minority of people are overloading hospitals? Are taking your jobs? Are the reason there's no available houses? Are the reason that you can't afford groceries? Etc...You can't...Not in any shred of logical explanation.
Now the economy, your bills, the housing market, your own bodily autonomy, those things actually benefit the voter, not what someone gets up to in their private lives and Tbh, I think this culture war shit does largely come from the internet echo chamber, it's a bit like in gaming, when people start pissing their pants about a character having pronouns, the internet makes it seem like a big deal but in reality, the majority of gamers not permanently glued to their PC screens do not give a fuck about it, at least I like to believe that. The Trump campaign team comes across like it is ran by edge-lord permanently online losers who have never taken a step out in the real world and actually spoken to real people, Lol.
Anyway, I think independent women break in large numbers for Harris too and they're an extremely reliable voting block, I also think she'll actually manage to get a decent amount of Republican women too, I think like in 2022, people are once again underestimating women in a Post-Dobbs environment. Ever since 2022 it has felt to me like American women are PISSED and rightfully so. Meanwhile Trump is trying to court the manosphere dude-bros which could be effective...If they actually show up to vote, which is unlikely.
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