GOP leaders meet on Trump influence
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Trump brings in some number of voters that are unreachable without him. I think he also repels some number of voters who are also repelled by the shitty dems (e.g., like me).
Question is - which is a bigger constituency?
He's a force in terms of personal influence - truly impressive.
@xenon said in GOP leaders meet on Trump influence:
Trump brings in some number of voters that are unreachable without him.
Not sure about that. If those voters were given a choice between someone without the "force of nature" as you described him, and someone who's a rather bland Democrat (think Pence), do you really think they'd vote Democrat?
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Obviously I don't have that much insight into how the GOP works, but wouldn't a ticket like Haley/C. Owens work? Owens would bring in the Trump votes as basically a younger and better looking version of him. Haley would be the adult in the room for the policy decisions and to win the moderate republicans over. A ticket with two young females, including a black one, would make the GOP even win in the "diversity" bruhaha battle.
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@xenon said in GOP leaders meet on Trump influence:
Trump brings in some number of voters that are unreachable without him.
Not sure about that. If those voters were given a choice between someone without the "force of nature" as you described him, and someone who's a rather bland Democrat (think Pence), do you really think they'd vote Democrat?
@george-k said in GOP leaders meet on Trump influence:
@xenon said in GOP leaders meet on Trump influence:
Trump brings in some number of voters that are unreachable without him.
Not sure about that. If those voters were given a choice between someone without the "force of nature" as you described him, and someone who's a rather bland Democrat (think Pence), do you really think they'd vote Democrat?
I think they don’t vote.
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@george-k said in GOP leaders meet on Trump influence:
@xenon said in GOP leaders meet on Trump influence:
Trump brings in some number of voters that are unreachable without him.
Not sure about that. If those voters were given a choice between someone without the "force of nature" as you described him, and someone who's a rather bland Democrat (think Pence), do you really think they'd vote Democrat?
I think they don’t vote.
@lufins-dad said in GOP leaders meet on Trump influence:
I think they don’t vote.
That's a strong possibility.
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Pence, really? Independently of his positions, he doesn't strike me as a person who has the kind of charisma to win over a lot of people.
@klaus said in GOP leaders meet on Trump influence:
Pence, really? Independently of his positions, he doesn't strike me as a person who has the kind of charisma to win over a lot of people.
True, he is about as dry a politician as they come, and one that has perfected the art of smiling and not saying the wrong thing. Very boring. I'm not saying I want him to run, but would prefer him to many of the candidates we often see at GOP primaries. I would enjoy watching Chris Christie in the office though, reminds me of what I'd imagine presidents around 1900 were like... fat and loud.
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@lufins-dad said in GOP leaders meet on Trump influence:
I think they don’t vote.
That's a strong possibility.
@george-k said in GOP leaders meet on Trump influence:
@lufins-dad said in GOP leaders meet on Trump influence:
I think they don’t vote.
That's a strong possibility.
That's what I was getting as well some. Some portion of people who don't give a shit about politics otherwise without Trump.
