A theory among some Democrats -- Trump showed people just vote party line and you may as well shoot the moon, excite your base and not worry about policy norms. Otoh, most voters saw Trump as the moderate & he won swing voters by moving to the center on entitlements, trade.https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1172617787476459522 …
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Nobody is saying those aren’t extremely bad things, but as an issue-profile candidate, outside immigration, he’s moderate to the point of being an uncomfortable fit for the party. See also Tim Alberta’s _American Carnage_.
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Those don't seem like things only highly engaged non-swing voters knew about ... and it's not like Clinton is a radical. The alternative was more moderate. My takeaway is that many swing voters are extremely flexible but they didn't want an establishment candidate being installed
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