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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy Do Americans Elect Republicans?
The answer may be apparent in this search of YouTube. Some samples are embedded below:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Americans+Stupid
Lots more to view and amaze at the link at the top of the page.
Old Nick
(468 posts)aren't very bright.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)MineralMan
(146,308 posts)They're just not informed, and that appears to be a deliberate choice. Deliberate ignorance is far worse than an inability to learn.
Stallion
(6,474 posts)you'll hear about the weather, a cool video about a cat and dog, an opening of a new Ikea store near the mall, a shooting between gangs, a mother filing a lawsuit because her daughter was dismissed from the cheerleader squad. There is about 3 minutes of actual news of political content in the Local News and about 8 minutes in Network News
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)You do know these 'man on the street' interviews go back to the 1950's and that they solicit 'the sort of answers you see on our show during this segment.' It's reality like Survivor is reality.
One actual way to find out why Americans vote for Republicans is to ask Americans who have done so why they did so when they come claiming to be Democrats these days....Elizabeth Warren should be able to offer tons of insights, as she was a loyal Republican voter all through her life, Reagan, Bush, she endorsed them all, defended their bigoted, ignorant policies and everything. That's reality.
Skeowes28
(62 posts)Abortion is the big issue that turns people to the gop