this is the case with a lot of Trump policies “oh I’m cutting government spending” “well that sounds good to me” “he gutted all cancer research” “that’s terrible!” get the specifics in front of people and they tend to hate them
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you could write a whole list of these: "i am nominating washington outsiders to run our government" "oh, good, let's shake things up" "now hhs thinks your phone gave you aids and that we have to kill our children with measles because otherwise they think they might end up autistic" "wait--"
apr 21, 2025, 1:27 am • 17 1 • view
Which is exactly why Project25 wanted Trump to break all this shit using misapplied and overreaching Executive "power." If they followed the rules by going through the Legislative branch to change laws in the open, with accountability, they'd lose Congress for a generation, and they know it.
apr 21, 2025, 2:42 pm • 0 0 • view
I have long held that the Right is primarily successful when they can keep the conversation in vague generalities. Every Republican I’ve seen turn around on an issue has been due to having explicit, personal, anecdotal evidence of the current system’s failures shoved into their lap.
apr 21, 2025, 2:16 am • 7 0 • view
Nail on the head. People are conditioned towards platitudes. "Government wastes!" "Tough on crime!" "Something something economy!" Once you roll out the specifics (the children cancer research, the Meals on Wheels, the FDA standards...) all of a sudden most are appalled. Messaging is everything.
apr 21, 2025, 1:56 pm • 1 0 • view
Trump's always been kind of a blank slate that his supporters project their own opinions onto. It's how they can ignore the greater implications of his stated policies. Either he's only going after the *bad* parts, or he doesn't actually *mean* it. They all got conned, and they need to face that.
apr 21, 2025, 1:38 am • 9 0 • view
Same with “cutting regulations”. Sounds good in the abstract, but not so good when you discover that they’re eliminating requirements that are in place for safety and health reasons.
apr 21, 2025, 12:38 pm • 1 0 • view
Just like how people really liked the ACA policies when you actually explained what they did.
apr 21, 2025, 1:26 am • 12 0 • view