• jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
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    1 year ago

    “His threats to democracy make him dangerous. They also make him a weak candidate.”

    His threats to democracy are exactly what draws his supporters. They are inherently anti-democratic. We saw this on 1/6 and we saw it in all the challenges in the various swing states.

    It’s actively what they want.

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      1 year ago

      He’s good at catering to his base but he’s driving away everyone that isn’t a Christofascist. Democrats have outperformed polling the last 2 cycles, and I suspect it’s due to this.