Comment by estearum
7 hours ago
Uhhhh... sure...? Are you implying that "the other side" will never again hold power? Because that's a very silly view, if so.
I'm quite sure the single most popular platform someone could run on today is simply "aggressively prosecute every single crime committed by the MAGA apparatus."
Punitive campaigns seem to work best with the right wing base. There’s a large squishy center (and a sizable segment of the left) that doesn’t vote when things go too negative.
If you want to contrast with a real world example, Obama won as an unknown candidate running on “hope and change” despite racial bias.
But it’s probably better to lose if presenting a positive message would make you feel icky.
All available evidence points toward my claim: Americans don't really agree on how they want the future to look.
However, they do agree on how they don't want it to look.
The rampant corruption, state brutality, and criminality of MAGA is unpopular across the board.
Two things can be true at the same time: Americans dislike the status quo, and they don’t support angry/negative Democratic politicians for President.
See also: claims that Sanders was “too angry” (lmao), the “Dean scream” smear campaign, characterizing Clinton as a cackling witch, etc.
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