Will young people vote in 2020?
The key to defeating Trump
A poll of Iowa Democrats entering their caucus locations earlier this month revealed surprising commonality among Democrats of all stripes: their first priority is defeating Trump. By a margin of 62 to 36 percent, Iowa Democrats said they cared more about finding a nominee who could defeat Trump than whether they agreed with that candidate on the issues.
This result matches what we have been seeing this entire election season. A national poll taken nearly a year ago found a similar result, with Democrats caring more about defeating Trump than ideological purity by 55 to 35 percent.
This result is not particularly surprising. Republicans deride us for our “Trump derangement syndrome.” And indeed, Democrats are appalled by Trump as president. We can’t believe that a racist, sexist, ignorant, incompetent is representing our country on the world stage. To us, Trump represents everything that is bad about America. In addition to his policies that outrage us, his tax cuts for the rich, his attacks on healthcare and environmental protections, for instance, he personally disgusts us. We think America is better than he is. Instead, we are all being painted with his brush.
This is especially appalling to Democrats after eight years of Barack Obama, who was a worldly, accomplished…
