footballkelly31 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:30 am
On a lighter note any one read about Kim Klacik....I haven't read enough on her but her message and principles seem like they can appeal to both sides of the isle. I hope to see more voices like this gain traction.
Her video was good, but it could have been a typical edgy hype video made by anyone without a political background. What she didn't do in the video was actually discuss policy or a way that she's going to solve the problem.
Furthermore, she's not the first to try this and certainly won't be the last. But in the end, it's a huge uphill battle. It's great that every American has the ability to vote and everyone can vote based on what they feel is most valuable. So herein lies a problem... single/minimal issue voters will continue to vote for things that best serve them as an individual. This is where identity politics gets it's surge. Find identity based issues that drive new voters to the polls to support their self-interest, then collect the support as they vote within the party that supports their specific interest, other policies be damned.
It's always going to be an uphill battle for a republican politician in a diverse community. Their platform is generally "don't spend a lot of money on social services, work hard to get what you want and everyone is equal." That's contrasted against "we've got a government program to help your identity/situation, we'll give your identity this advantage to makeup for something, and you are (your vote!) is special to us." I get that a self-serving voter would jump all over that.
None of this is inherently 'wrong,' but it's really hard to undo a lot of it when it happens.
Even as a mostly right side voter, I love the allure of my college debt disappearing. I absolutely believe we have to revamp our educational system Pre-K through college (especially college). Even the bickering about another round of checks from the government is there... the left is pushing to give more money, the right trying to hold it up. So yeah, if I'm low-mid income, buried in debt, I'm all over that win-now situation. Andrew Yang... UBI, sure, free money, I'm in. Then my common sense side kicks in... nothing that the government provides is free. Someone, somewhere, is paying for it. It may not be today, but it's going to be paid for.
