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(52,125 posts) Tue Oct 21, 2014, 01:34 PM Oct 2014

the conventional wisdom is that fear makes people vote republican

when digesting news, whatever the topic, always consider the source and their potential motivations.

particularly when there's an election looming.

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the conventional wisdom is that fear makes people vote republican (Original Post) unblock Oct 2014 OP

It is true...people believe cons protect them, the opposite is true of course randys1 Oct 2014 #1

Not just fear Bandit Oct 2014 #2

Yeah I agree Va Lefty Oct 2014 #3

randys1

(16,286 posts)

1. It is true...people believe cons protect them, the opposite is true of course

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Tue Oct 21, 2014, 01:35 PM

Oct 2014

Bandit

(21,475 posts)

2. Not just fear

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Tue Oct 21, 2014, 02:44 PM

Oct 2014

Hate is also a big motivator as well. Republicans love to divide people into them and us.. It will be the downfall of this nation. Divided we Fall, United we Stand... They are doing their very best at causing the Fall of the USA...and replacing it with something very similar to Germany in 1942..

Va Lefty

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3. Yeah I agree

Reply to Bandit (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 21, 2014, 03:26 PM

Oct 2014

I live in a very red part of Virginia and the ones I know are bitter, meanspirted and angry. They are convinced that "somebody" is trying to take something from them. (Guns, money freedom etc.)

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