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He's losing a lot of support....
One of the joys of living in a red state, is plenty of uninformed people voted for him. A shit ton of them are saying they're not voting again.
But with an actual impartial DNC chair, once we get a candidate (especially if it's a charismatic one who's economically progressive) it's gonna be easy to get them to vote D like with Obama.
But with the dnc's track record, them not voting is the best we can have right now.
Don’t be fooled. They will fall in line again. They will vote for Trump again if they have to. They’ll have to stop [insert boogeyman here].
We're also on track for voting to barely matter by that point, unless something massive changes first.
I mean, in some cases these are people I've known for 20 years...
But I'm sure you know them better than I do
Nah you just underestimate the power of propaganda and cognitive dissonance.
Sounds like you're talking about a very specific anecdotal group of people, and they're talking about the general trend.
As someone also in a red state, I believe they're right in general.
I'm not saying to give up on trying to reach them, but there're people that have never put a 'D' on a ballot in their lives. A more "moderate" Republican candidate will just be an excuse to feel justified in their hatred and bigotry again.