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6. Then what causes them to not care when it's under trump? We need to figure what benefit they get that makes inflation

Reply to Scrivener7 (Reply #5)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:33 AM

Nov 13

under trump okay. What benefit do they get, or perceive that they get, that they think they don't get with Democrats?

Does he make their values feel like virtues?

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Toll of Democrats' Delusions -- The Atlantic -- more practical food for thought [View all] ancianita Nov 13 OP

End Result? JustAnotherGen Nov 13 #1

So true... Wuddles440 Nov 13 #3

Nope. It wasn't inflation, it wasn't "cultural fevers." It wasn't because someone somewhere said, "Latinx." Scrivener7 Nov 13 #2

It was all of that. And yes, even more, racism and misogyny as distrust of women as capable of being commander-in-chief ancianita Nov 13 #4

And, if inflation was at 10% under trump, it would miraculously not bother them at all. Scrivener7 Nov 13 #5

Then what causes them to not care when it's under trump? We need to figure what benefit they get that makes inflation ancianita Nov 13 #6

For many, for enough that if we had them we would have won, it is that he is a white protestant male, and for some Scrivener7 Nov 13 #7

I see what you mean. ancianita Nov 13 #8

Kick dalton99a Nov 13 #9

I think it's more that Biden won crossover votes in 2020 FakeNoose Nov 13 #10

Fair points, but I'm pretty sure we haven't yet gotten to the point of having a clear demographic picture of that. ancianita Nov 13 #11

Agreed FakeNoose Nov 13 #12

Torres is way off the mark here... Blue_Tires Nov 13 #13

I hear you, but ancianita Nov 13 #14