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Originally Posted by CrackerBarrel
See nittany, I think that's kind of what I'm saying. The perspective seems to be that Americans fall for the hot button issues that the Republican party makes a big deal of (which they do) and end up voting against their own self-interest. I have no problem admitting that the Republican party plays up social issues that don't really matter in an election just to get votes, because they aren't issues I care about either. I vote for the Republicans because I don't think government programs are the solution to every problem (I think they are the best solution for very few actually), but Democrats always seem to be venting the "Why can't you see that we want to help you? You're voting against what would be best for you!"feelings which has at its heart the implication that voters don't know what's best for them.
And like I said, the charge may have some truth that voters get suckered, but it's not what they want to hear and comes across as "We told you so, why don't you listen!" which isn't exactly endearing.
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I actually do see what you're saying here. And I'm sure you can see why that's so frustrating for so many on the left. LOL. (kind of, really more of a sad, little lol
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