No, it’s just a bullshit argument in this election. The electorate is viscerally polarized, and very few people are in the fence about who to vote for - maybe some undecided about whether they’ll vote at all. I can’t imagine there are many people who are going to switch from Biden to Trump because of this, or who will even go from undecided to Trump. It makes no sense.
On the other hand, Trump is going to fundraise the crap out of that picture, and it will squeeze lots more money out of his base.
Do you remember 9/11? The war in Iraq? Are you aware of what happened with the assassination attempt against Reagan? Do you remember how those affected the approval ratings of politicians?
You don’t even necessarily have to flip people. You just have to get them to come out and mobilize.
It’s not a sure thing, but a lot of y’all are coming across as coping. Political violence has often united this country around figures and policies.
I do remember those times, but we weren’t nearly as polarized then, and the assassination attempt made Reagan more sympathetic and somewhat more heroic. I didn’t think this will do that for Trump.
No, it’s just a bullshit argument in this election. The electorate is viscerally polarized, and very few people are in the fence about who to vote for - maybe some undecided about whether they’ll vote at all. I can’t imagine there are many people who are going to switch from Biden to Trump because of this, or who will even go from undecided to Trump. It makes no sense.
On the other hand, Trump is going to fundraise the crap out of that picture, and it will squeeze lots more money out of his base.
the argument isn’t that people will switch sides, it’s that more right-leaning people will vote who would have otherwise just skipped
Do you remember 9/11? The war in Iraq? Are you aware of what happened with the assassination attempt against Reagan? Do you remember how those affected the approval ratings of politicians?
You don’t even necessarily have to flip people. You just have to get them to come out and mobilize.
It’s not a sure thing, but a lot of y’all are coming across as coping. Political violence has often united this country around figures and policies.
Isn’t Biden already polling poorly?
I do remember those times, but we weren’t nearly as polarized then, and the assassination attempt made Reagan more sympathetic and somewhat more heroic. I didn’t think this will do that for Trump.