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kentuck

(111,074 posts)
Thu Jun 8, 2017, 12:33 PM Jun 2017

Should Democrats continue to primarily attack the improprieties and criminality of Donald Trump...?

...or should they focus on the 38% the support him?

After all, Trump is totally dependent upon his base to support his continued assault upon our democracy and our Constitution.

If they continue to "only" attack Trump, it allows the Republican Party and their base to escape the scrutiny they deserve.

It is the 38% that are the biggest threat to our democracy at this time, not Donald Trump, in my opinion.

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Should Democrats continue to primarily attack the improprieties and criminality of Donald Trump...? (Original Post) kentuck Jun 2017 OP
The Republicans are forever tied to Donald Trump. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2017 #1
38% is not a majority in this country. avebury Jun 2017 #2
Confused ProudLib72 Jun 2017 #3
You're full of opinions, aren't you? PubliusEnigma Jun 2017 #4
Yes. kentuck Jun 2017 #5
They should focus on getting the Rep congresscritters to realize that Trump cheyanne Jun 2017 #6

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,164 posts)
1. The Republicans are forever tied to Donald Trump.
Thu Jun 8, 2017, 12:37 PM
Jun 2017

They will not be able to escape him.

Bring him down, and the entire party gets shamed because of him.

avebury

(10,952 posts)
2. 38% is not a majority in this country.
Thu Jun 8, 2017, 12:40 PM
Jun 2017

Democrats need to focus on the fact that Trump's base should not be allowed to dictate to the rest of the country. They should be rallying all of the remaining 62% to return to rational thought and beat the 38% at the ballot box.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
3. Confused
Thu Jun 8, 2017, 12:44 PM
Jun 2017

How would we attack the 38% without naming the improprieties and criminality of tRump? In my mind, going after the base means shaming them for supporting a criminal.

cheyanne

(733 posts)
6. They should focus on getting the Rep congresscritters to realize that Trump
Thu Jun 8, 2017, 12:56 PM
Jun 2017

has been willfully stabatoging any efforts for them to get their agenda through. This is not a side effect of the hearings or Trump's behavior. Trump needs to keep Congress in a constant state of turmoil to ensure that they cannot do anything but rubber stamp his agenda of working for Putin.

Another weak area for Trump is business. Companies are starting to realize that the international chaos that Trump is instigating will hurt the markets. Even Trump's billionaire donors will start to back away from him as markets crater.

So we need to keep focused on elective offices and boycotts of companies.

Extremist groups will usually peter out as some of their constituents get tired of losing. Others will get more extreme as they see their hopes fading.

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