Both Reagan & Trump wildly successful in roles as pitchmen for GOP. They both enacted enormous tax cuts for the wealthy. And they both slashed & undermined interests of the working class, all while remaining popular and convincing many people in the working class to vote for GOP.
https://twitter.com/upine/status/1431262829974212610
salon.com/2019/10/12/rep… Just imagine the stump speech. “Vote for me and I will slash your health care! In fact, I’ll do even better — I'll fight like mad to completely eliminate your health care!”
“Vote for me and I will get rid of your pensions...
“Vote for me and I will get rid of your pensions...
I’ll get rid of pensions with contract workers! This would save corporations a bundle and boost profits to the shareholders! Screw the workers!”
“Vote for me and I promise to ship your jobs overseas under globalization! The exact same labor can be hired in Asia for only pennies”
“Vote for me and I promise to ship your jobs overseas under globalization! The exact same labor can be hired in Asia for only pennies”
Repubs telling voters the truth is not going to work.
The Republican Party is left with only one option. It cannot possibly be honest about its true intentions and actual policies. The working class would never vote for them. Instead, the only option is to lie. And lie they do.
The Republican Party is left with only one option. It cannot possibly be honest about its true intentions and actual policies. The working class would never vote for them. Instead, the only option is to lie. And lie they do.
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