I don't think Trump's strategy was the problem. The problem was the massive fraud and collusion (much of it perpetrated by white people). Personally, I was not turned off at all by Trump's attempts to reach out to black people. To me, Trump seems like he gives everyone a chance regardless of their race.
You got to dance with who brung you
Swing with who swung you
Don't be a fickle fool
Black voters did not support Trump in 2016. 10:1 they voted against him. Again in 2018. And again in 2020. Republicans in general, and Trump in particular, owe Black voters nothing.
The point of a democratic system is to build the smallest possible winning coalition. A 51% coalition is preferable to a 60% coalition because each member of the coalition gets a larger share of the spoils. Granting spoils to people who were not part of the coalition, and who are, in fact, your most active opposition, is a betrayal of the people who won you your office. Every day he spent pandering after Black votes was a day he was not working to benefit White, heartland America.
There are plenty of actual white people who are annoying leftists. Since I am female, I get to interact with a lot of suburban white women who are huge lefties (especially the "dog mom" and "cat mom" types)>
I don't think Trump's strategy was the problem. The problem was the massive fraud and collusion (much of it perpetrated by white people). Personally, I was not turned off at all by Trump's attempts to reach out to black people. To me, Trump seems like he gives everyone a chance regardless of their race.
Black voters did not support Trump in 2016. 10:1 they voted against him. Again in 2018. And again in 2020. Republicans in general, and Trump in particular, owe Black voters nothing.
The point of a democratic system is to build the smallest possible winning coalition. A 51% coalition is preferable to a 60% coalition because each member of the coalition gets a larger share of the spoils. Granting spoils to people who were not part of the coalition, and who are, in fact, your most active opposition, is a betrayal of the people who won you your office. Every day he spent pandering after Black votes was a day he was not working to benefit White, heartland America.
Can you make a post on this? I like Trump and pedes here but why wasn’t there a pushback of the base against the pandering?
There are plenty of actual white people who are annoying leftists. Since I am female, I get to interact with a lot of suburban white women who are huge lefties (especially the "dog mom" and "cat mom" types)>