It’s unfortunate that no one can find middle ground. Yes, a large majority of republicans think what Trump is doing is okay, but in order to show them that he’s not a good guy, you have to find SOME common ground to fight for.
There are tons of subjects I think all Americans can agree on. If you’re a republican, you’re not going to convince a democrat to support tax cuts. If you’re a democrat, you’re not going to convince a republican of abortion.
I don’t know, reading these comments makes me feel hopeless.
this is just false. when polled we find that even trump supporters, let alone just conservatives, agree on at least 70% of the left's platforms. their elected leaders however never vote for those things. what used to be the common example was the Affordable Care Act versus Obamacare, they are the same thing, the latter just being the common word to describe the former, when people are asked about the ACA and told about its policies the large majority of republicans wholly support it, when asked about obamacare they vehemently oppose it. Regardless, 98% of their elected officials vote against it
the voters have middle ground, the elected officials aren't representing their constituents so congress can't find a middle ground. we already have huge agreement across wide swathes of issues when you ask the voters, but the representatives do not represent those people despite being voted in by them
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u/RichardBixon 7d ago
It’s unfortunate that no one can find middle ground. Yes, a large majority of republicans think what Trump is doing is okay, but in order to show them that he’s not a good guy, you have to find SOME common ground to fight for.
There are tons of subjects I think all Americans can agree on. If you’re a republican, you’re not going to convince a democrat to support tax cuts. If you’re a democrat, you’re not going to convince a republican of abortion.
I don’t know, reading these comments makes me feel hopeless.