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38. I really don't think we can reach "Trump voters" who are raging hypocrites. And we can try to

Sun Feb 14, 2021, 01:25 PM

Feb 2021

reach the salvable republicans. Let me explain, my neighbor is probably salvageble. He is extremely kind and helpful, as is his whole family, to my husband and me. But here is what is just plain weird: he "saw things" that weren't happening i.e. videos purporting that, he said, Dems were cheating at the polls, changing votes from R to D, and other chicanery. A couple of his friends on Facebook said things like "Gary, we need to talk, please call me, I don't think you saw what you said you did. Please call me..." That took me aback. Some of his friends were actually saying he might be hallucinating.

He and his family continue to be helpful to us as we're elderly. I feel so badly for them. They are good people in other ways."

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How can we reach out to Trump voters? [View all] guillaumeb Feb 2021 OP

You can't (nt) Mattgoetznolovefromm Feb 2021 #1

Welcome to DU, and the conversation. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #3

I am going to call it MOMFUDSKI Feb 2021 #63

anti abortionists are racist at heart. Claire Oh Nette Feb 2021 #76

As a volunteer escort for Planned Parenthood NoRethugFriends Feb 2021 #94

With a ten foot pole soothsayer Feb 2021 #2

Agreed. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #5

I agree Walleye Feb 2021 #8

Yep Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2021 #61

They are now a cult. NameAlreadyTaken Feb 2021 #4

Here's how I did it. It was the easiest thing I ever did when I realized what they believe and value Autumn Feb 2021 #6

Now you're talking. Keep them away from the Dem party... brush Feb 2021 #71

Funny how whenever we talk about appealing to Black and Brown voters, we're shouted down with StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #81

You can but you need to melm00se Feb 2021 #7

Seriously? StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #10

You sure? melm00se Feb 2021 #45

We already picked off the sensible ones in the 2018 Blue wave. brush Feb 2021 #66

Yes, I'm sure StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #75

Those skittish animals attacked our capitol. SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #78

We don't StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #9

True, the reach should be policy based. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #16

There is no "reach" as far as I'm concerned StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #26

Yep. Every time we have extended our hand, GoCubsGo Feb 2021 #70

How about with a Sledgehammer? maxrandb Feb 2021 #11

Sledgehammer? guillaumeb Feb 2021 #13

The answer is as you presented. Joe GOES BIG. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #12

Agreed. eom guillaumeb Feb 2021 #14

You can't teach stupid new tricks! imanamerican63 Feb 2021 #15

True, but actions that lead to progress will speak. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author brush Feb 2021 #62

Correction: In office 6 days shy of 1 month. He's working hard... brush Feb 2021 #64

I would suggest using dimensional lumber....... lastlib Feb 2021 #17

So true and to the point. brush Feb 2021 #59

There are voters who voted for Obama and Trump andym Feb 2021 #19

Well argued. eom guillaumeb Feb 2021 #21

To me, Beto had an excellent strategy for coming so close against Cruz Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2021 #20

Yes, deep canvassing is one method we must use. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #23

Let it go. We already picked off the reachable ones in the 2018 Blue wave. brush Feb 2021 #55

What do you think they want? Guess any of them? Cuz I agree Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2021 #67

We can't reach out to them calguy Feb 2021 #22

This! StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #30

So ture. brush Feb 2021 #53

Free university or technical college for their kids and lower Medicare age to 60 and increase LaMouffette Feb 2021 #24

Excellent additions. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #25

Those are Democratic policies which help the 99%, which includes... brush Feb 2021 #52

"They'll surely take the benefits" llmart Feb 2021 #69

Agreed. Same here. brush Feb 2021 #72

I suspect you are right about them still voting Republican. It's very hard to fight party loyalty. LaMouffette Feb 2021 #93

Ever see the movie Malcolm X DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2021 #27

Some do, but not all. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #28

With all due respect, bullshit StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #32

Well said. Such a strategy greatly risks alienating Black and POC voters... brush Feb 2021 #43

If Trumpism isn't a cult, it's a religion to his supporters. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2021 #44

Trump Voters Driven by Fear of Losing Status, Not Economic Anxiety, Study Finds DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2021 #34

Yes. For some reason they fear Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #88

I value llashram Feb 2021 #29

I won't. They don't deserve any outreach. Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #31

They deserve ridicule and scorn. roamer65 Feb 2021 #33

Trump was not a transformative figure... Moostache Feb 2021 #35

Thank you. So well said. brush Feb 2021 #42

We might disagree on the percentages. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #47

Reach out with what? Facts? Reality? Truth? Ideas? Words? History? hatrack Feb 2021 #36

We already picked off in 2018 most of the sensible trump voters. brush Feb 2021 #37

+ Clearly fogged in Feb 2021 #92

I really don't think we can reach "Trump voters" who are raging hypocrites. And we can try to CTyankee Feb 2021 #38

Agreed. And those are exactly the ones that we might reach. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #49

I grew up in segregated Dallas, Texas. Went to segregated schools. CTyankee Feb 2021 #56

You can reach some people who voted for Trump by fixing the economy. Poiuyt Feb 2021 #39

100% agreed. eom guillaumeb Feb 2021 #50

Republicans, stay away from me. EndlessWire Feb 2021 #40

Pitchforks? KatyMan Feb 2021 #41

"Reach out to Trump voters"? Really? Bettie Feb 2021 #46

The research indicates the primary source of anxiety DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2021 #48

Demonstrating the difficulty. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #51

LGTBQ people and POC had no or virtually no power in the thirties and forties. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2021 #54

I agree, we should go big. Let our actions speak for us. JudyM Feb 2021 #57

Not a GD thing GOPistheEnemy Feb 2021 #58

I'm writing a booklet Mersky Feb 2021 #60

Funny, and well written. eom guillaumeb Feb 2021 #82

We govern well Sympthsical Feb 2021 #65

They think HRC ate babies. LizBeth Feb 2021 #68

I have a Brother in Law who is a biker, 2nd amendment is everything type ismnotwasm Feb 2021 #73

Yeah, I know similar such people Mersky Feb 2021 #74

Yes, those and non voters ismnotwasm Feb 2021 #79

That is truly sad. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #83

I think people who are culturally intrenched like that are unreachable politically ismnotwasm Feb 2021 #89

Witha fist and a right hook? SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #77

We need to bring back the part of the past where we got things done. gulliver Feb 2021 #80

One part of the problem is "the Hastert rule". guillaumeb Feb 2021 #84

Psychotropic drugs? Until they emerge from fantasyland, they're lost forever. Vinca Feb 2021 #85

If they are too stupid to understand what a disaster Trump was Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #86

Domesticated turkeys, looking up at the rain? eom guillaumeb Feb 2021 #87

We could agree to become racists. Racism explains most of them. n/t. NNadir Feb 2021 #90

A fist Ani Yun Wiya Feb 2021 #91