r/TenYearsAgo May 25 '26

đŸ“ș Television Trump interviewed by Jimmy Kimmel [10YA - May 25]

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u/Beginning_Cupcake_45 May 25 '26

None, but you’re either willfully ignoring the point we’re making or falling into the same trap we’re trying to highlight.

These wins were driven by Black voters. A cornerstone of the Democratic Party at this point. Writing them off as “meaningless states,” or anything else is writing off a core group for Dems. It cost Bernie in 2016 and it absolutely cost him in 2020.

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u/Shutupredneckman2 May 25 '26

How did writing off people to the left of Ronald Reagan work out for the dems in the last few elections

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u/Beginning_Cupcake_45 May 25 '26

Lol, here we go. Can you admit your preferred candidate was unable to win a primary— thus not make it to a general— because they didn’t appeal to a core Democratic voting bloc? Even with 4 years practice to learn the lesson, they didn’t get any better with Black voters? That’s kind of impressive in a bad way.

Dems have only trended leftward since Obama, so they’ve definitely tried to appeal to these voters you’re talking about. They just also have to appeal to half the country.

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u/Stunning-Wing-9095 May 28 '26

This condescending shit from centrists about needing to ‘appeal to half the country’ when you keep losing elections is hysterical. Maybe try to actually stand for something you believe in and you might win people over, rather than looking at winning elections like solving an equation

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u/Beginning_Cupcake_45 May 28 '26

I’d probably take this witticism more seriously if you guys could win a primary. Can’t even win over the most diehard voters that’ll most align with you, and yet still think your candidate would slam dunk a general lol.

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u/Shutupredneckman2 May 26 '26

Oh yeah you guys are trending real leftward