Anyone who presents themselves as the 'educated coastal elite' and espouse this sort of socially/economically contemptuous rhetoric for eighty to ninety percent of the country is throwing gasoline on the fire. This is precisely the pontificating that shuts down any chance to find common ground over the issues that people care about. Thats not smart strategy when your a small minority in a democratic political process. But maybe virtue signaling to the inner clique is more important then winning elections to these people.
Contempt for others, virtue signaling to an inner clique, and not looking for common ground, was a pretty good strategy in this election for Trump, so I'm not sure why you think it won't win elections—clearly, it just did.
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Anyone who presents themselves as the 'educated coastal elite' and espouse this sort of socially/economically contemptuous rhetoric for eighty to ninety percent of the country is throwing gasoline on the fire. This is precisely the pontificating that shuts down any chance to find common ground over the issues that people care about. Thats not smart strategy when your a small minority in a democratic political process. But maybe virtue signaling to the inner clique is more important then winning elections to these people.
Contempt for others, virtue signaling to an inner clique, and not looking for common ground, was a pretty good strategy in this election for Trump, so I'm not sure why you think it won't win elections—clearly, it just did.