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This aged well! (Original Post) SocialDemocrat61 10 hrs ago OP
She warned us MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #1
Mostly mediocre white, men. OhioBack2Blue 8 hrs ago #14
I will never understand why UpInArms 10 hrs ago #2
I will never understand why Wiz Imp 9 hrs ago #3
I understand those born into wealth and power --even those tech bro gazillionaires JT45242 6 hrs ago #19
I think you hit the nail on the head: AZ8theist 2 hrs ago #22
They are either: 1) literally bought off, 2) obedient to pastors, or... OhioBack2Blue 7 hrs ago #18
This is EXACTLY why churches need to be TAXED. AZ8theist 2 hrs ago #23
Sophisticated brainwashing. That is why. Stems from shareholder primacy doctrine in news media corps. n/t PatrickforB 5 hrs ago #21
Yep. dalton99a 9 hrs ago #4
She was right about this too SocialDemocrat61 9 hrs ago #5
But establishment... betsuni 9 hrs ago #6
In the Democratic Party remember who the establishment is SocialDemocrat61 9 hrs ago #7
That would be pretty cool jfz9580m 9 hrs ago #10
I think of them as the heartbeat of the party radical noodle 8 hrs ago #15
It should have been "will" instead of "could" Stargleamer 9 hrs ago #8
This didn't: W_HAMILTON 9 hrs ago #9
Wow, that is very telling. LisaM 8 hrs ago #13
Here's hoping she doesn't have a problem pregnancy in todays United States of Gilead. AZ8theist 2 hrs ago #24
Now this mess is upon us...... Historic NY 8 hrs ago #11
Not if we can elect Democrats to all 3 branches.... AZ8theist 2 hrs ago #25
Why is this so easy in the US? SidneyR 8 hrs ago #12
The U.S. is wholly based on $$$$$$$ dave99 8 hrs ago #16
We coulda had her! Joinfortmill 7 hrs ago #17
I can only quote Stephanie Miller. boonecreek 6 hrs ago #20
TRUMP SPOKE THE TRUTH IN 2015!!! AZ8theist 2 hrs ago #26
Hillary was right LetMyPeopleVote 54 min ago #27

Wiz Imp

(10,258 posts)
3. I will never understand why
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 10:17 AM
9 hrs ago

someone with a functioning brain would ever vote for a republican.

I guess the answer to that is nobody who votes republican has a functioning brain.

JT45242

(4,083 posts)
19. I understand those born into wealth and power --even those tech bro gazillionaires
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 01:20 PM
6 hrs ago

I will never understand why anyone not of the ruling wealth class votes against their own self interest and every moral principle of nearly every religion, philosophy, and common sense.

OhioBack2Blue

(175 posts)
18. They are either: 1) literally bought off, 2) obedient to pastors, or...
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 12:28 PM
7 hrs ago

3)....bought the Republicon mythology that it is the Democratic party and Democratic social safety nets keeping them down and not:

1) The structural bias and discrimination in hiring, housing, enterprise development, etc.
2) Lending practices
3) Redlining in real estate
4) Voter suppression
5) Grocery deserts
6) Living while oppressed tax
7) White fragility
8) Gross Injustice in policing and in the court system

A women I know, who is Black, runs a radio show, that I am a frequent guest on. She told me her pastor ordered the parishioners to vote for Trump, otherwise be condemned by God, because Trump was the savior. She ended up voting for Trump 2xs. She could not vote for him a third time because, as she mentioned, "Trump represents everything I am against." "I mean look what he is actually saying and doing." She almost ended up leaving her church. When her White church "friends" of 20 plus years found out she voted for Kamala, they immediately alienated her.

Same for the LGBTIQA "community." I think there are now more sexual and gender diverse people outside the "community" and with little knowledge of the historical political struggle, language, arts, economy, and its import for the current struggle, than in it. I am finding myself having to be very patient and non-judgmental when an opportunity for dialogue starts, in highlighting their circular reasoning.

PatrickforB

(15,488 posts)
21. Sophisticated brainwashing. That is why. Stems from shareholder primacy doctrine in news media corps. n/t
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 02:42 PM
5 hrs ago

betsuni

(29,201 posts)
6. But establishment...
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 10:35 AM
9 hrs ago

Trump was anti-establishment. May as well meow and bark for all words mean.

Stargleamer

(2,757 posts)
8. It should have been "will" instead of "could"
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 10:45 AM
9 hrs ago

The Republicans vowed no more David Souters a long time ago.

LisaM

(29,671 posts)
13. Wow, that is very telling.
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 11:39 AM
8 hrs ago

At the very least, it shows that we have a pressing need to teach civics better in this country.

Historic NY

(40,110 posts)
11. Now this mess is upon us......
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 11:12 AM
8 hrs ago

if slappy and sammie retire we are fucked for 40 yrs. Telling me your vote doesn't matter, you deserve it.

AZ8theist

(7,523 posts)
25. Not if we can elect Democrats to all 3 branches....
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 05:42 PM
2 hrs ago

...then expand the court to 13. Effectively kill the fascist majority.
There's no set "law" the court has to be limited to 9.

SidneyR

(222 posts)
12. Why is this so easy in the US?
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 11:16 AM
8 hrs ago

Why don't we have a nonpartisan nomination process for court judges, like Canada and the UK?

AZ8theist

(7,523 posts)
26. TRUMP SPOKE THE TRUTH IN 2015!!!
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 05:45 PM
2 hrs ago

He claimed if you voted for Hillary, you'd end up with a criminal in the White House.

Well, I voted for Hillary, and that's exactly what I got.

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