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Grassroots Joe Jun 22, 2024

I had lunch the other day with an old work friend from 40 years ago. He voted for Trump in 2016, Biden in 2020 and is leaning towards Trump in the fall.
We've been friends for a long time, so I poked at only a few things to try to realign his understanding on.
The last thing I did was ask if he knew about Project 2025. Unsurprisingly he said no. "Google it" I replied. He said he would...

Trump has a plan to destroy democracy. Why haven’t people heard of it?
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Trump has a plan to destroy democracy. Why haven’t people heard of it?

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Barbara Monaco Jun 22, 2024

@joeinwynnewood I think that recently Project 2025 is becoming more well known. Have heard more about it in the past week than at any time before, however I don't watch network TV, and doubt if it's being covered there.
We owe it to our friends and family to inform them about what GOP has planned for them.
Glad that you were able to speak to your friend one on one. May I ask what attracted him to trump?

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Grassroots Joe

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Sure.FYI, it's my assumption he voted for TFG in '16 based on our conversation. I can guess why but we didn't talk about it.
He said he was leaning Biden, but immigration and Biden's cognitive issues pushed him away; he also expressed anti-establishment sentiment.

I poked/prodded on what he knows on immigration, getting agreement that most immigration is people in dire straights; filled in some gaps for him.

Delved into other stuff too. I think I kept him closer to undecided.