By Debra Houston, contributing columnist | What did we learn from the election?
Trump earned the white guy vote. They didn’t organize, demonstrate, or riot, but they voted. The Midwestern guy thought in accord with the Southern one: “I’m tired of being blamed for all the ills of the world.” Unemployment is a big issue for these guys, especially after manufacturing went overseas. Trump addressed their concerns.
- Don’t use the “I’m a girl, vote for me” strategy. Dems overuse worn-out symbolism. When the president accused men who were non-Clinton supporters as sexists, he was targeting the Midwestern guy and Southern one.
- Never insult voters! It sounds old-fashioned, but you must go out, shake hands, and ask for the vote.
- There’s a little-used but powerful political tool known as persuasion. No one aspired to convince us or challenge our thinking on anything, even during the debates. That’s why I call this election a sad one.
- Voters don’t care if celebrities back a candidate. Many performers are bad role models. And you want them to tell my millennials who to vote for?
- Some liberals are sore losers. One liberal friend messaged me a photo of Mrs. Trump wearing a see-through blouse. I found the original unaltered photo online that showed her in a modest, solid white blouse. After I pointed out that you can’t believe everything you see on the Internet, my friend wrote back, “You’d better buckle up, girlfriend, because you’re in for a bumpy ride.” Wish I’d said, “I was buckled for eight years and finally feel free to unbuckle.”
- Voters are the final authority on who becomes president – not polls, not pundits, not network and cable media. Not celebrities, not bosses, not The New York Times. Not even the two parties. A lot of movers and shakers lost credibility seeing life through their own biased eyes.
Perhaps they’ll remember this in 2020.
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