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I don't get it. I do not friggin' understand how these nutjob ppl get elected. Wait. I can do the calculations.. but good lord. It's bleak when you see this stuff.
If history is any example, it can get much, much worse than this. This is our early shot at holding the line against the nutjobbery fully taking over.
The reason why people like this keep getting elected is because people will go into the voting booth and vote strictly on party lines. They don't consider the platform of any given candidate they just go down the line and check all the boxes that say Republican/Democrat.
That's how these idiots keep getting elected.
You forgot the part where they're actual representations of the people who elect them. People want people like MTG in government, because that's what they believe too
You're right of course but I'm choosing to believe that most people are good and the ones that vote in the way you describe are few and far between.
I realize that that stance may not be true but it helps me sleep at night so I hold onto it.
I blame the alternative media sources that have been constructed in the wake of Ronnie Raygun's destruction.
Mr. Darwin, first thank you for your contributions to the realm of science and specifically biology. Without your ground breaking Origin of the Species I wouldn't have the ability to watch all the nut jobs on YouTube deny evolution.
Second, you're absolutely right. Sometimes I'll catch Piers Morgan and it makes my skin crawl. Or God forbid a Jeo Rogan podcast.
There are a lot of people out there who see all this and say to themselves, "well, she's not a filthy Dem."
Yeah, I see a lot of that locally where I'm at. That line of thinking. I don't think the average voter actually checks voting records of the candidates and sees if they align with what is good for them, their neighbour, community, etc. They just assume that 'their' party are the good guys. It's like.. okaaaay, but can you articulate why? And not talking points either. Are you struggling with health care costs? Who's actually voted for stuff that would help you.
Sorry, longer response than I anticipated. I agree with you completely, so thank you for posting.
That’s exactly right. Per relatives and such who vote that way.
So far: Jan 6 was just bad players, not an insurrection. Trump did nothing wrong. Trump had the documents ready to go, waiting for a pickup, but they were dramatic about picking them up. And he’s not great but he’s good about showing the dem double standard. On what, exactly, I’m not sure.
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I’ve been trying for months to get the sources out of these relatives and finally scored on that last week. Glen Beck and Ben Shapiro. I didn’t even know Beck was still out there doing his batshit crazy schtick.
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Every discussion turns into a game of “you need better sources” constantly being thrown in both directions. Trump broke facts back in 2016.
I only know him as a weepy concern troll. No idea how the party of "suck it up, snowflake" can stand him.
Republicans are right. Dead people vote, that is how. But the dead people are voting for the Republican Party and still breathing.
She is a representation of the best and brightest people in her district, and I think she dose a good job representing the armed clown population.
Dumb people electing dumb people