He wasnt terrible, but Reagan was so beloved and at that point was pulling the country out of decade long malaise. There was a decent lunatic liberal crowd back then who hated Reagan, but without internet, most of them just stayed lunatic in their own basements. They got no traction. Demographics were different, but i think trump won by almost as big a margin as Reagan in 84.
I actually think its bigger than Reagan '84. I was born and raised in the SF Bay Area but no longer live in California.
I told my wife on election night that I had a gut feeling that Trump actually won the legitimate popular vote CA (taking away the rampant vote fraud, and the Republican absentee votes which were either thrown in a paper shredder or switched to Biden).
A lot of people who used to vote liberal everything don't care for the shutdown of restaurants and other cultural attractions. Let's be real here, the only good thing about a city is that there are tons of things to do in a few blocks space. When that's gone, living in a city sucks balls compared to living in the rural countryside.
I can see your point. Most of my experience with city living is ultra-urban, where you have a ton of restaurants and bars, theaters, music and such and whatnot within 100 yards walk. SF and NYC have absolutely nothing going for them right now, because the city attractions are closed -- all that's left is the smell of urine and car exhaust, noise and aggressive panhandlers. Perhaps for someone who needs an urban experience a medium-ish city that hasn't become "progressive" is better.
He wasnt terrible, but Reagan was so beloved and at that point was pulling the country out of decade long malaise. There was a decent lunatic liberal crowd back then who hated Reagan, but without internet, most of them just stayed lunatic in their own basements. They got no traction. Demographics were different, but i think trump won by almost as big a margin as Reagan in 84.
I actually think its bigger than Reagan '84. I was born and raised in the SF Bay Area but no longer live in California.
I told my wife on election night that I had a gut feeling that Trump actually won the legitimate popular vote CA (taking away the rampant vote fraud, and the Republican absentee votes which were either thrown in a paper shredder or switched to Biden).
A lot of people who used to vote liberal everything don't care for the shutdown of restaurants and other cultural attractions. Let's be real here, the only good thing about a city is that there are tons of things to do in a few blocks space. When that's gone, living in a city sucks balls compared to living in the rural countryside.
I can see your point. Most of my experience with city living is ultra-urban, where you have a ton of restaurants and bars, theaters, music and such and whatnot within 100 yards walk. SF and NYC have absolutely nothing going for them right now, because the city attractions are closed -- all that's left is the smell of urine and car exhaust, noise and aggressive panhandlers. Perhaps for someone who needs an urban experience a medium-ish city that hasn't become "progressive" is better.