Heather Cox Richardson: Trump won the election in part by promising everything to everyone, but the actual policies of the MAGA party are unpopular, even with many Republican voters.
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While voters have many reasons for their choices, and I respect their right to make them and accept the outcome of the election, so much of what I hear from Trump supporters is that "the left" looks down on them. 1 / 4
This is an us-vs-them narrative spun by Trump, who has convinced some voters that he is the proxy for their grievances. He tells voters, "they" are not after me, they are after you. I'm just standing in the way to protect you. 2/4
In fact, Democrats support unions, higher minimum wages, middle class tax cuts, and other policies for working people. GOP policies will only widen income disparities. 3/4
Trump's mastery of disinformation has caused people to vote against their own self-interest.
His playbook is the same as Russia's: promote declinism, demonize and scapegoat, stoke outrage, divide and conquer. 4/4 END
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