RE: Game Over for Trump
October 9, 2016 at 2:50 am
(This post was last modified: October 9, 2016 at 2:51 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
(October 9, 2016 at 1:01 am)Cato Wrote: Again, people aren't voting for Trump because of policy position; they're voting because he doesn't represent politics as usual. This is why his outlandish quotes don't mean a fuck... The more outlandish the better.
I think that's exactly the point of Kevin's "No True Scotsman" comment.
(October 9, 2016 at 1:01 am)Cato Wrote: If the Dem voters had the cajones of the GOP voters Sanders would be the nominee. Why the left thinks this election has anything to do with policy position is beyond me.
Like it or not, all our elections have to do with policy positions. The problem is, the voters seem to be voting based on personality, and have been since at least Kennedy, if not before (with the exception of 68 and 72 -- I'm looking at you, Nixon).