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Topic subjectthats not wrong and oversimplifying. thats the republican coalition.
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13401529, thats not wrong and oversimplifying. thats the republican coalition.
Posted by Reeq, Fri Aug-28-20 11:07 AM
to a t.

those are the groups they surgically target with their brand of identity politics. from the racist southern strategy, to championing anti-abortion judges (when anti-segregation judges lost electoral appeal), to anti-intellectualism/'elitism', to white evangelicals (who remain 25% of the electorate even as their general population falls), to 'small government' folks (aka cut taxes for the rich and stop paying for shit that helps poor people), etc.

republicans have historically/intentionally assembled the exact coalition of groups you just listed. its been thinktanked and focusgrouped to be exactly that.