Bill Maher Blasts Dems For Letting Trump Pick Off Voter Coalitions From All Walks Of Life

Bill Maher called on Democrats to recognize how effectively President Donald Trump has been winning over their voters during his show on Friday.

During the latest episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” the comedian acknowledged that while Democrats focus on “high-value” issues like equity and democracy, Trump appeals to niche voters by addressing everyday concerns. (RELATED: ‘Makes Me Sick’: Bill Maher Blasts Left’s Elitism As ‘Stupidest Thing’ It Does)

“He is the master at winning votes from small groups who are passionate about one issue, picking up a couple percent here, a couple there until on election night it’s ‘YMCA,’” Maher said.

Maher cited Trump’s promise to eliminate taxes on tips as an example.

“While Democrats offer up high-minded intangibles like equity and saving the soul of America, Trump says, ‘Hey, waitress, how would you like to pay no tax on those tips?’ Remember that? And everybody was like, ‘Why didn’t we think of that?’” Maher said.

Maher claimed this campaign promise was the reason Trump was the first Republican to win the state of Nevada — which has one of the most robust service industries in the country — in 20 years.

Maher then rattled off other single-issue voters who ended up supporting Trump.

“He did it with the tips. He got the TikTok vote. He got the people for whom toilets are very important vote. He got the ‘enough of taking our shoes off at the airport’ vote, the crypto bro vote, the tech bro vote, the bro bro vote,” he expressed. “He got rappers and kale eaters.”

Maher also acknowledged a big gain for Trump was securing the support of Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy and his supporters.

“Oh yeah, Bobby Kennedy will never be president, but his ‘Make America Healthy Again’ people… oh, that’s another I don’t know four percent he picked off, and they’re ride or die,” Maher said.

Maher went on to mention how Democrats used to “own” Silicon Valley, but Trump was even able to gain their support in 2024.

“Democrats used to own Silicon Valley, those California do-gooder Liberals who wanted to save the planet,” Maher said. “Trump came along and said, ‘Regulations, we don’t need no stinking regulations.’ Not only did he win them over, in his second inauguration, they were all sitting up on the stage with him.”

“Trump runs for office like that kid in eighth grade who ran for school president on a pledge of more snow days,” Maher joked.

Maher went on to talk about how elections are won and how Trump was able to tap into it.

“Elections are won on the margins, by a coalition of little things that hit people personally. Trump gets this, he feels your pain in the ass. Kamala ran on democracy, which is the most important issue, but without the political skill to sell it, it added up to nothing,” he said.

“He never shut up about bad shower pressure, shitty light bulbs, and low-flow toilets. Not exactly ‘ask not what your country can do for you,’ but for some little niche group, it was all that mattered,” Maher finished by saying.