"The Failer Strategy"—Why Trump Lost Ground with the White Working Class

Source: https://www.unz.com/article/the-failer-strategy-why-trump-lost-ground-with-the-white-working-class/
Published: Nov 20, 2020
Author: Scot Olmstead
Post Date: 2020-11-20 07:54:48 by Ada
Views: 1207

The 2016 Presidential election results (remember them?) were a vindication of four people:

First, the incomparable Pat Buchanan, who ran for the presidency three times on an America First platform, championing the ideas that ultimately propelled the Trump campaign.

Buchanan was a prophet—a man of foresight, courage, and vision who loved his people and delivered a warning that went unheeded. Trump had the benefit of running in light of the damage and wreckage that Buchanan predicted.

Second, Samuel Francis, editor, columnist and essayist who long predicted the rise of “Middle American Radicals”, a phalanx of dispossessed white working-class voters yearning for a populist tribune. Third, Steve Sailer, who has repeatedly argued that the GOP can still win national elections by maximizing the white vote. The “Sailer Strategy” was the playbook the Trumpists implicitly followed—in 2016. Fourth, Ann Coulter, whose book Adios America seems to have been read in Trump’s orbit and provided much of the rhetorical ammunition for his immigration agenda—in 2016.

But four years later, pending the outcome of legal challenges raising legitimate questions about irregularities, anomalies and possible election fraud, we sit on the precipice of a Joe Biden presidency.

Joe Biden! A man who is arguably senile, when not convinced he is really Neil Kinnock, who ran a McKinley-style campaign from his basement in Delaware and who plans to open America’s borders.

What happened?

Here I’m relying on Fox News/ Associated Press’s analyses of voting behavior, which can be contrasted with its 2016 exit poll data. I have to say, though, that the data is much-disputed and is definitely subject to revision. But given its methodology and sample size, the data produced by Fox/AP appear to me to be the most accurate for now.

Republicans have been crowing about their alleged success in expanding the party’s demographic base in the 2020 election. But the GOP’s advance among racial minorities was more than off-set by marginal but decisive decreases in the white vote.

Quite a few in the commentariat, including some who should know better, are claiming that Trump is creating a multi-racial working class party that threatens to undermine the Democratic Party. But they are not reckoning with the fact of Trump’s losses in the Rust Belt or the reasons for them:

1) Despite much chatter to the contrary, Donald Trump did not win a larger share of the black vote in 2020.

Click for Full Text!

Post Comment   Private Reply

#1: ghostdogtxn    To: Ada (#0)

ghostdogtxn posted on 2020-11-20 08:14:11   Reply   Private Reply


#2: Lod    To: Ada (#0)

What "happened" is massive vote-fraud.

Lod posted on 2020-11-20 08:14:26   Reply   Private Reply


#3: Horse    To: Ada (#0)

Surprised that UNZ published this BS.

Horse posted on 2020-11-20 08:17:55   Reply   Private Reply


#4: noone222    To: Ada (#0)

Pat Buchanan did the prelude to Ron Paul's and Ross Perot's bail out at the most critical moment of a Presidential Election. Pat had won the New Hampshire vote and was leading handily in Arizona (late at night) but when the new day dawned he was defeated. Sound familiar ?

I attended a Buchanan rally in San Diego with the intention of donating $500 to his campaign. Earlier that day Pat was on the local radio speaking rhetorically about bringing pitchforks to D.C. and run the scoundrels out. That night a friend and I went to the rally and I was armed with an old rusty pitchfork and $500 bucks to support Buchanan.

I was immediately accosted by the secret service and threatened to be shot unless I dropped the pitchfork. Standing about 50 feet behind the govt goon was an elderly woman with a pitchfork. (I guess I'm like a little old lady). So I asked the nice man if he intended to shoot the old woman behind him after he shot me. He lightened up a little and told me that I could reunite with my pitchfork on my way out. The $500 I had intended to donate was refused because it was cash. (Probably for the best).

In my view these people play their roles in making it appear that there is a Constitutional Government (there's not) and are acting Gatekeepers like most of the pundits on radio and Tel-Avi-Vision. There will not be a noticeable change until the people themselves make a stand in a very public manner that may have to be so massive as to shut D.C. down, and if the swamp creatures remain aloof, then we may have to get physical.

Trump has done more to restore Constitutional application of laws even though the establishment is butt-hurt and using every tactic ever employed by the criminal element in D.C. Both parties are guilty and so are all Americans that think the government is there to babysit their kids, pay for their phone, create their vaccines, tell them where they can smoke or even mandating seat belts and health insurance. Americans from all sides of the political landscape better try to understand that the founders of this country were way ahead of the average American in political thought and that danged old Constitution with the help of Almighty God is the only means of salvation from the communist threat that is attempting to impose its will right now in OUR COUNTRY !

noone222 posted on 2020-11-20 08:38:25   Reply   Private Reply


#5: BTP Holdings    To: noone222 (#4)

In my view these people play their roles in making it appear that there is a Constitutional Government (there's not) and are acting Gatekeepers like most of the pundits on radio and Tel-Avi-Vision. There will not be a noticeable change until the people themselves make a stand in a very public manner that may have to be so massive as to shut D.C. down, and if the swamp creatures remain aloof, then we may have to get physical.

Trump has done more to restore Constitutional application of laws even though the establishment is butt-hurt and using every tactic ever employed by the criminal element in D.C. Both parties are guilty and so are all Americans that think the government is there to babysit their kids, pay for their phone, create their vaccines, tell them where they can smoke or even mandating seat belts and health insurance. Americans from all sides of the political landscape better try to understand that the founders of this country were way ahead of the average American in political thought and that danged old Constitution with the help of Almighty God is the only means of salvation from the communist threat that is attempting to impose its will right now in OUR COUNTRY !

During one of Trump's rallies in 2016 there was a guy in the crowd hollering, "Israel did 9-11!"

Trump said, "He's on our side."

After the "dancing Israelis" were released they returned to Israel and were being interviewed on Israeli TV. One of them said, "We were there to document the events."

How did they know there were going to be "events"?

Israeli foreknowledge smells to high heaven. ;)

BTP Holdings posted on 2020-11-20 09:13:18   Reply   Private Reply


#6: noone222    To: BTP Holdings (#5)

During one of Trump's rallies in 2016 there was a guy in the crowd hollering, "Israel did 9-11!"

Trump said, "He's on our side."

After the "dancing Israelis" were released they returned to Israel and were being interviewed on Israeli TV. One of them said, "We were there to document the events."

How did they know there were going to be "events"?

Israeli foreknowledge smells to high heaven. ;)

Makes it hard for me to place any trust in Giuliani.

noone222 posted on 2020-11-20 09:27:38   Reply   Private Reply


#7: Ada    To: noone222 (#4)

Pat had won the New Hampshire vote and was leading handily in Arizona (late at night) but when the new day dawned he was defeated. Sound familiar ?

Its not just Democrats that indulge in voter fraud. Republicans figured out how to jimmy the computers before the Dems did.

Ada posted on 2020-11-20 09:47:52   Reply   Private Reply


#8: NeoconsNailed    To: Ada (#0)

Read this in site -- think it holds a lot of water. There are tho'tful comments pro and con under it there. Many ppl just can't handle the reality of how horrible Trump's been or how he and the Kushners have jewed us. Facing this fact would mean eternal vigilance is required of us all -- and fantasy is funner :-s

NeoconsNailed posted on 2020-11-20 10:08:21   Reply   Private Reply


#9: Ada    To: NeoconsNailed (#8)

Trump erred in thinking that the Jews would be obligated to him for all that he did for them.

Ada posted on 2020-11-20 10:44:59   Reply   Private Reply


#10: Ada    To: Horse (#3)

Surprised that UNZ published this BS.

Unz occasionally does, but why do you call it BS?

Ada posted on 2020-11-20 10:46:45   Reply   Private Reply


#11: NeoconsNailed    To: Ada (#9)

True -- but how how HOW can anybody in his position no know how jew gratitude works? Satanyahu has already congratulated Biden.

NeoconsNailed posted on 2020-11-20 11:12:42   Reply   Private Reply


#12: Horse    To: Ada (#10)

But the GOP’s advance among racial minorities was more than off-set by marginal but decisive decreases in the white vote.

Trump got millions more white votes than they claim. Trump's white vote was higher than reported because Jews are mistakenly counted as white. And millions of white votes were stolen. The article is nothing but lies.

Horse posted on 2020-11-20 11:25:13   Reply   Private Reply


#13: IRTorqued    To: Ada, Horse (#10)

Surprised that UNZ published this BS.

Unz occasionally does, but why do you call it BS?

there are a number of posters here who will call BS on anything which is not a donnel praise and worship service post; they are easy to spot: they post donnel praise and worship articles.

IRTorqued posted on 2020-11-20 19:33:01   Reply   Private Reply


#14: Ada    To: IRTorqued, cynicom, Horse (#13)

Cyni calls BS on articles he admits he has not read but I assume that Horse did read the article and had a reason for his call.

Ada posted on 2020-11-20 20:57:34   Reply   Private Reply