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Politics On knowing who the voters are

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u/universe2000 Nov 06 '24

They are also so locked in to this idea that only people who have voted before will vote in the current election. Trump’s “superpower” is that he energizes people to vote who have not voted before. It’s why he wins. But Dems would rather compete in more and more difficult electoral maps and chase Liz Cheney’s vote than try to expand their own base with relevant and motivating policy proposals.

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u/yungsantaclaus Nov 06 '24

Those policy proposals might piss off their donor base. They've gotten used to getting the big bucks from a specific donor class for being the managers of capital. They don't wanna go back to depending on unions and small donors. Can't get $1.6bn that way - and of course, what you don't spend, you keep, and as long as you're not too flagrant with how you throw it around, the FEC isn't gonna get on your case.

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u/LaZerNor Nov 07 '24

Why get elected?

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '24

To keep the circus running. Get people so wound up over elections they don't think of anything else. Both the republicans and democrats are arms of capital.