With Trump the Rapist being 2-0 vs women, it begs the question, does America hate women more than they hate rapists?
I think America hates a lot of things
* it hates open immigration even though most couldn't define what that means and if it's real. But the spectacles of overflowing southern borders resonate. And unfairly, or not, Dems are seen as the defenders of open borders
* it hates the woke culture, a lot. Hell, I'm liberal and I hate it a lot of it, or at least I get cramps from rolling my eyes. They hate the idea of trans athletes competing in women's sports even though that's extremely rare; but it's a red flag symbol for most of America, and symbols are extremely persuasive in elections. They hate all the pronouns replacing she and he; man & woman; and the aggressiveness of those pushing those new labels. And the Dems are seen as the defenders of woke culture
* it hates inflation and lost purchasing power. To be sure, they don't spend much time analyzing who, or what, is responsible. But they do have enough memory to remember that much of that inflation happened over the last 4 years; actually the last couple of years; and they sure the fuck remember the financial pain. And the Dems had the White House when this most recent economic downside occurred. (
and the robust stock market won't persuade anybody reeling from lost purchasing power)
* white America hates being bludgeoned about "
white privilege". Yeah, most know it exists. Some just don't care at all, and those that have cared don't anymore, convinced it isn't their responsibility. 80% of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are white; 74% of Michigan is white. Tossing around the 'white privilege' label in those states alienates a lot more people than it recruits. Sure, there's a significant element of racism that exists, or maybe it's more accurate to say bias since 'racism' is too loaded a label. But that's a basic reality that needs to be accounted for instead of dismissed. And the Dems are seen as the defenders of those strident voices shouting white privilege
* a whole lot of men hate being hammered about things like "
toxic masculinity" and "
patriarchy". It generates resentment because it seems to condemn a significant part of their identities and their responsibilities; to the roles they have. People hate standing on shifting sand and too much sand is being shifted, or trying to be shifted, by too many people identified as Dems. But the reality is that the Dems lost a majority of white men quite a while ago. And it's clear now they have lost a lot of Hispanic men; and that's extremely revealing considering those defections went for Trump. There is even growing evidence that enough black men stayed home in this election to make a difference. A liberal black woman from San Francisco might hve been the worst choice the Dems could make
I'm not saying that any of that is at the root of things; I'm just spitballing and could be way off. But it's pretty clear the Republicans are much better at using symbols, however fair or unfair they are, while the Dems are busy trying to explain nuance as a majority tune them out and buy the symbols the R's are selling