06-29-2023, 08:43 AM
(06-28-2023, 02:13 PM)Dill Wrote: Yes, but that's also why it such a bad tactic.
Wanting them to react as they assumed they would only confirms what masses of MAGA/DeSantis supporters
already want to believe. They;re not inclined to process irony, intended or otherwise.
And we can't be sure how independents will respond--the ones who will likely decide the election. Most are probably still fearful of MAGA, but this could produce
some voter hesitation if it continues.
I think you hit it on the head here Dill.
Sometimes playing "gotcha" will get YOU instead. Both the left and the right seem to have this idea that whenever the other side is outraged by something it's a good idea to make a mockery of the issue, not realizing that by doing so you can alienate the votes of the people who are sitting on the fence about things.
And I'd even go a step further than you and say it's not just independents that can be effected by this. It can be people within your own party that goes "Yeah...uhh.... this is starting to be just a little too much for me".
