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milestogo

(16,829 posts)
Sat Nov 5, 2022, 01:58 PM Nov 2022

its irrational to vote for the "other party" because you're dissatisfied about the way things are.

Unhappy about grocery prices? Gas prices? Join the crowd. Do you really think that voting Republican is going to make prices suddenly drop?

What possible reason is there to think that they would every do anything to stop price gouging? Since when have they cared about the non-rich?

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its irrational to vote for the "other party" because you're dissatisfied about the way things are. (Original Post) milestogo Nov 2022 OP
They will vote Republican because some liberal insulted them years ago. Walleye Nov 2022 #1

Walleye

(31,025 posts)
1. They will vote Republican because some liberal insulted them years ago.
Sat Nov 5, 2022, 01:59 PM
Nov 2022

At least in their minds. So they will gladly vote against their own self interest because they’ve had a case of the ass against somebody who is kind of liberal

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