Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by cogman10 on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @01:00PM
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What policy?
The only leftwing policy she adopted was abortion. Otherwise, she ran on being tough on the border, upholding the 2nd amendment, and being an awesome cop. Her platform silently dumped policies like the death penalty.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @01:22PM
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One was conciliation on Gaza, an issue inflamed by the protests and that was material in Pennsylvania, the tipping-point state she lost in. She also wasn’t “tough on the border” in any specific way—Trump channeled that anger effectively.
Another was student loan modifications. This transferred wealth from non-college taxpayers to college graduates.
We just saw a national rejection of progressive politicians. To the extent she screwed up, it was in having a numpty VP instead of Shapiro and declining to be more specific on policies that would offend the left wing of the base. We’ll probably see a midterm backlash, however, so the message isn’t “everyone tack right.”