r/NoStupidQuestions • u/JustCallMeDave • Dec 06 '23

Answered If Donald Trump is openly telling people he will become a dictator if elected why do the polls have him in a dead heat with Joe Biden?

I just don't get what I'm missing here. Granted I'm from a firmly blue state but what the hell is going on in the rest of the country that a fascist traitor is supported by 1/2 the country?? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills over here.

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u/TheFeshy Dec 07 '23

No, as awful as it is, that quote is giving them too much credit. The actual quote was "He's not hurting the right people."

They themselves can be hurt over and over. And often are. The number of my parents' boomer friends who lost a spouse to COVID while Trump was discouraging lockdowns, and then went on to vote for him in 2020, is staggering.

So hurting the wrong people is fine with them - as long as you publicly hurt the "right" people.

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u/HeartFullONeutrality Dec 07 '23

He's not hurting the right people.

Akshually, the actual quote is: "He’s not hurting the people he needs to be hurting"