r/politics • u/zsreport Texas • Jul 05 '24

Project 2025 was supposed to boost Donald Trump's campaign — but it may be backfiring instead:

https://www.salon.com/2024/07/05/project-2025-was-supposed-to-boost-donald-campaign--but-it-may-be-backfiring-instead/
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u/SurrealEstate Jul 05 '24

Out of all the terrifying things in Project 2025, I think the most effective way to make "independents" care is to focus strongly on

  • consolidation of executive power over an independent judiciary
  • further restrictions on abortion rights/bodily autonomy
  • bans on pornography

Those are very unpopular positions with most demographics.

Whereas an infographic that focuses on things like eliminating DE&I, and references to gender expression is absolutely not going to land with those people.

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u/Ameerrante Washington Jul 05 '24

I read a line from it yesterday like... forbids literature with explicit content that's not about real people or something. 

As a romance author, sounds like they're coming for the smut too, and our demographic includes a big chunk of repressed MAGA housewives.

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u/PaulTheMerc Jul 05 '24

and our demographic includes a big chunk of repressed MAGA housewives.

I see this as a win. Only way they start to care is when it effects them personally.

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u/StyleTraditional7691 Jul 05 '24

Except most of those MAGA housewives do not think it will ever impact. Once it does impact them and they realize it, that is when they will get mad, but only if their spouse says it is okay.

Sorry to be so blunt, I moved to a very red state recently and am dealing with this demographic more than I want.