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2016 Postmortem

akbacchus_BC

(5,818 posts) Thu Dec 1, 2016, 03:16 AM Dec 2016

I keep asking myself, why do some people vote against their own interests! [View all]

Are all republicans rich that they do not need social security or medicare, are the people in Appalachia well off, do they vote republican?

Aren't some republicans on welfare and on the so-called Obamacare? Why are these people voting against their own interest? I keep asking myself, how could so many people elect a person who does not care about them!

Look at the people trump is nominating for his cabinet, he is not draining the swamp, he is emboldening the swamp. If people are not scared yet, I have no idea when they will get scared. Unless he has them mesmerised and his bus tour will galvanise them to support him even more.

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I keep asking myself, why do some people vote against their own interests! [View all] akbacchus_BC Dec 2016 OP

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The thing is, she embraced some of Bernie's policies, she advocated for them and in my heart akbacchus_BC Dec 2016 #2

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I cannot argue with you on that, however, Bernie pulled her a little bit to the left, which is good. akbacchus_BC Dec 2016 #6

good q oldtime dfl_er Dec 2016 #3

Not only that, the polls pundit fooled us. akbacchus_BC Dec 2016 #5

I think that's it. hamsterjill Dec 2016 #28

They are more concerned with having greater opportunity and having "freedom" andym Dec 2016 #7

Thank you. How could trump supporters not see he was lying to them? Were they so bad off before? akbacchus_BC Dec 2016 #8

Why do people continue to buy cars from used car dealers with abysmal reputations? andym Dec 2016 #9

Because they are silly. If you look at some of the court cases on TV akbacchus_BC Dec 2016 #11

Yes Americans are gullible enough andym Dec 2016 #14

What IS the matter with Kansas? SpareribSP Dec 2016 #10

Not sure what you are trying to say! Sorry! akbacchus_BC Dec 2016 #12

A bit of backstory SpareribSP Dec 2016 #13

One of the problems with that Salon critique BumRushDaShow Dec 2016 #20

- Bigredhunk Dec 2016 #15

Anthropology Bear Creek Dec 2016 #16

Why do people buy lottery tickets? Amimnoch Dec 2016 #17

The swamp Bear Creek Dec 2016 #18

... kebob Dec 2016 #19

They're not voting against their interests EffieBlack Dec 2016 #21

I saw something that they are not voting against their interest Fresh_Start Dec 2016 #22

'they are voting against what we think is their interest' NRQ891 Dec 2016 #23

such as increased minimum wages, right to unionize, healthcare, Fresh_Start Dec 2016 #24

'BTW, the GOP passed NAFTA, the majority of the democrats in congress voted against it. ' NRQ891 Dec 2016 #25

President Bush negotiated NAFTA with Mexico and Canada Fresh_Start Dec 2016 #29

is it wrong to interpret VP Gore's debate with Ross Perot on CNN as support from Clinton? NRQ891 Dec 2016 #30

The mmore reasons I heasr about why so many people voted for the Con, the more I'm napi21 Dec 2016 #26

They are misled about what IS their interest. marybourg Dec 2016 #27