Originally Posted by James Lacey
I'm thoroughly astonished that anyone could look back on four years of Trump and think, "Gee. I really want four more years of that," but that is exactly what 74 million people did.
Hi James:
I didn't vote for Trump this time, but I think you are misreading the motivation of many Trump voters. Many did of course vote resoundingly for four more years. They love Trump's pugnaciousness and they love his policies. They hate the press and they hate Hollywood or other snobs who tell them regularly how deplorable they are. Rich is channeling this "I'm the victim here" vibe quite aggressively recently. With respect to the snobbish attitude of much of the press and the coastal elites, I understand.
On the other hand, I bet at least 1/2 of the Trump votes were votes against Biden and his policies. The threat to pack the Supreme Court was disqualifying in my view. So is support for literally defunding the police. So is coddling rioters. Lot's of these voters were not at all looking forward to "four more years of that" but they considered the alternative worse.
Other than the last line, I agree with your post. If Trump had behaved differently throughout the pandemic, I think he wins easily.
Jim
