Article by R. Emmett Tyrell, Jr., in "The American Spectator":
It is slowly becoming clearer whom exactly the Democrats are zeroing
in on as their key voting bloc for 2020. It is not the youth vote,
contrary to the received opinion. The youth vote is always in danger of
oversleeping, and by 4:00 PM most are in danger of being lured to Happy
Hour. It would be just like the Trump team to lure the kids, especially
the college kids, to the bars rather than allow them to do their civic
duty and vote Democratic or in some cases vote communist. The Democrats
are not going to waste their time on such unreliable voters.
Nor is the union vote likely to be targeted by the Democrats. The
union vote is nowadays relatively small and getting smaller all the time
thanks to the Trump economy. Nor is it the angry women’s vote being
targeted by the Democrats. After all, the angry women are, frankly, just
too irritable to be relied upon to show up at the polls. They will
probably vote Democratic in small numbers, but many might very well stay
home on Election Day or have automobile accidents while on the way to
the voting booth. Some observers think that the Democrats will settle on
the suburban vote as their key voters, but when the suburbanites have
given careful thought to their 401(k)s along with other economic
considerations, they will be torn. Yes, yes, I know the suburban vote is
worried about Donald Trump’s use of curse words, but compared to the foul-mouthed Democrats
and their weakness for tax increases, my guess is that the Democrats
will not waste much time or money trying to lure the suburban vote. As
someone once said, “It’s the economy, stupid.”
So who is it that the Democrats are going to focus on? In 2020, what
voting group will form the most stable, reliable bloc for them? I think
they will go with the core voters they have gone with year in and year
out for the last 20 years. They won the election for them in 2008 and
again in 2012. They will go for the voters whom I have been calling for
years the Moron Vote:
that is to say, the voters who believe things that are clearly
unbelievable to normal citizens. In fact, I would say they believe in
things that more and more Americans believe are clearly preposterous.
For instance, the typical Moron Voter believes America is a
shockingly racist country. The Morons believe this despite the obvious
fact that increasing numbers of black people are clearly admired:
admired as athletes, admired as entertainers, admired as personalities
and spokespersons for various admirable causes. They are business
leaders, political leaders, and educators. They play active roles
everywhere except in the Ku Klux Klan and among white supremacist
groups, which, by the way, are not all that significant in America today
unless you are a Moron.
Actually a black man was elected president in 2008 and reelected in
2012, and blacks figure prominently in advertisements on television and
radio. In fact, America is pretty much an integrated society, but
Democrats deny it. They are appealing to the Moron Vote, which is why I
think they will rely on votes from these ignoramuses again in 2020.
They also believe that America is anti-immigrant despite the fact
that some 30 million immigrants have peacefully settled in America over
the past 25 or so years. Over those years there has sprung up no
nativist political party as in the 19th century. There is little
sentiment against immigrants. Most Americans agree that immigrants
should abide by the immigration laws. In fact, most Americans from
immigrant stock believe immigrants should abide by the immigration laws.
People who ride around town in their Priuses or Volvos, their bumpers
cluttered with “Hate Is Not Welcome Here” stickers or “Hate Is Not A
Family Value,” or (my favorite) “Humanity Has No Borders,” are likely to
cast their vote with the Moron Vote. It is just a matter of time before
they add a “Vote Democrat” sticker to their bumper’s collection. Better
yet, how about “Vote Socialist”?
But are there enough of them? Well, I have my doubts. Donald Trump
has roused an astounding number of Republicans and Independents. He even
has the support of some self-respecting Democrats. Moreover, my agents
across America tell me that he continues to attract a growing number of
Americans who rarely vote. They are tired of Democrats calling America a
racist country or an anti-immigrant country or a militarist land or any
of the other anti-American canards. In the coming presidential election
as in the last, I believe the Democrats are going to lose. There just
are not enough Morons out there.
https://spectator.org/the-return-of-the-moron-vote/