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Originally Posted by Drolefille
Yes, I see what you're saying.
The point still stands that he was saying that currently people are voting for an issue, not for someone they think will change the way things work because they don't think anyone will - hence the use of the term bitter. And ideally he'd like people to vote for someone, for him specifically, but in general as a shift in the political spectrum.
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I think you're being too generous because you're fundamentally more optimistic about Obama.
I think his take was dismissive of the genuine beliefs of the people he was talking about. Most people do vote on issues, and conservatives often vote on issues to intentionally avoid changing the way things work.
It may be more cynical to be conservative, especially when it comes to the ability for government to effect positive change, but it's isn't "clinging" to issues because you're economically bad off, which is what he implied in the original statement.