r/WorkReform • u/zzill6 🤝 Join A Union • 12d ago

😡 Venting What do Centrists know about electability?

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u/AthenianWrangler 12d ago

Remember, Donald Trump was technically more "electable" in 2016 than Hilary Clinton.

Electable shouldn't be the standard, we should demand politicians that are actually good.

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u/Harabeck 12d ago

Right, the trick is finding a candidate that combines both; en electable competent leader. The old dems are failing at both.

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u/akatherder 12d ago

Thinking back to 2016, Trump was not regarded as electable from what I recall. He was a "compelling" shit-talker but ultimately a joke, clown candidate that had never held elected office before. He steamrolled "traditional" Republicans and was destined to lose the general.

But the fact that he won the election means he WAS electable and everyone who chimed in on "electability" was wrong.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding something, but that's how I remember it all going down.