Before I get into this post let me say that I know anything can happen in a general election. That rule applies to every candidate.
Everybody got that? Good. Moving on…
I have a terrible fear of heights. It’s not a fear of being so far off the ground; it’s a fear of jumping. Let me explain. When I’m standing on the observation deck of the Empire State building, or on the look-out at places like the Grand Canyon, or on a balcony, I feel a pull within the center of my body – a pull that wants to propel me, without consent of my brain, over the edge. It’s frightening to feel such a disconnect between my brain and body. It’s like I’ve lost free will.
That’s what I’m noticing with people most concerned with Trump. It reminds me of my fear of heights. Their brain is telling them that there’s no way they can vote for Trump, but there’s this “pull” that worries them that, once in the voting booth, they will… jump.
When I hear our commenters and contributors worry about Trump winning I can’t wrap my head around it – (other than “anything can happen to any candidate in a general election.) I keep trying to figure out why they see Trump as a dire threat when every woman and minority person I know doesn’t feel the same. I don’t care how Trump pivots in the general. The things he’s said about women and minorities can’t be unsaid. They exist, and women and minorities aren’t forgetting them.
So why are certain people so worried? Is there, like my fear of heights, a… pull?