

Punching down by portraying people you theoretically want on your side as villains is not a winning strategy for anyone left of centre. Dividing people only helps the right, no matter who is doing it. I don’t even think ordinary folks who’ve been conned into believing (Maple) MAGA-esque propaganda should automatically be bashed in every case-- just persons in positions of significant power. The priority should always be to seek opportunities to genuinely win folks over.
I’m Canadian, so no I’ve never voted for any US candidate. I didn’t advocate any particular kind of political action (or non-action) in my comment except not to drive people away if you want to have them on your side.
What simpler point can there possibly be than “Alienating people doesn’t earn you their support; it’s better to build trust and win them over”? The basic reality is that people don’t all think the same way, so they have to be met where they’re at.