Some of Trump’s popularity is what my brother in law calls “don’t be a sucker syndrome”. People see that the system is broken and Trump is saying that to play by the rules makes you a sucker.
The Democrats problem is that they fall into the “rabbit season/duck season” of politics and just say, “no, the system works fine!”
I agree with this -- Dems need to address that the system doesn't work for most people. A good example is their discourse around Democracy, selling it as this magical concept throughout the 2024 campaign. The reality is that our democracy has been very broken for a long time and people know. They could have talked about that openly and how Trumpism exploits it -- propose changes to make it more representative of the people's will. But that might impact the power of specific people with power in the party so the message becomes saccharine.
It's literally mentioned in (I believe) the seventh paragraph, below the "Cry More, Lib" subhed. So is racism, nazism, etc. I think most of my readers understand that white supremacy has been a big driver of Trump's appeal so it doesn't need to be jammed into every headline. It also can't explain everything that's happening, given the multiracial nature of his fanbase: https://michaeledisonhayden.substack.com/p/what-to-do-about-magas-cultural-reign
Some of Trump’s popularity is what my brother in law calls “don’t be a sucker syndrome”. People see that the system is broken and Trump is saying that to play by the rules makes you a sucker.
The Democrats problem is that they fall into the “rabbit season/duck season” of politics and just say, “no, the system works fine!”
I agree with this -- Dems need to address that the system doesn't work for most people. A good example is their discourse around Democracy, selling it as this magical concept throughout the 2024 campaign. The reality is that our democracy has been very broken for a long time and people know. They could have talked about that openly and how Trumpism exploits it -- propose changes to make it more representative of the people's will. But that might impact the power of specific people with power in the party so the message becomes saccharine.
You wrote this whole thing about Trump's popularity and didn't mention white supremacy once?
It's literally mentioned in (I believe) the seventh paragraph, below the "Cry More, Lib" subhed. So is racism, nazism, etc. I think most of my readers understand that white supremacy has been a big driver of Trump's appeal so it doesn't need to be jammed into every headline. It also can't explain everything that's happening, given the multiracial nature of his fanbase: https://michaeledisonhayden.substack.com/p/what-to-do-about-magas-cultural-reign