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In reply to the discussion: I just had a thought. Some Trumpers are former Democrats angry at losing good jobs [View all]Initech
(100,036 posts)70. I am surrounded by these people.
And most of them have Fox News or worse on in the house 24/7. I kind of feel sorry for the kids if they have any.
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I just had a thought. Some Trumpers are former Democrats angry at losing good jobs [View all]
applegrove
Feb 2021
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One thing is there are no longer the kind of jackoff jobs we had back when I started working
brewens
Feb 2021
#2
Yes, they are thinking with their racism. Nothing you said excuses them being racist
JI7
Feb 2021
#11
Why don't black and brown people, who are under more stress than these people, vote for Trump?
StarfishSaver
Feb 2021
#40
Democrats became debt fighters and third wayers because they partially bought into
applegrove
Feb 2021
#12
No, There weren't that many Obama voters that voted for Trump . Those who voted for Trump
JI7
Feb 2021
#29
WHo cares. They can claim many things. I look at their actions and they voted for Free Trade
JI7
Feb 2021
#33
There aren't many people who did that . And voting for Obama doesn't mean one can't be racist
JI7
Feb 2021
#34
Biden got more white voters than Obama . I don't believe many who claim they voted for Obama
JI7
Feb 2021
#46
Hillary promised $15 dollars an hour jobs. The people who voted for Obama and then Trump did so
applegrove
Feb 2021
#28
"When I launched my campaign for President in June 2015, I specifically mentioned Coal Country
betsuni
Feb 2021
#56
I don't believe for a minute that that is a significant part of the Trump voting base
StarfishSaver
Feb 2021
#23
Good jobs. In the last 50 years Germany has put union reps in the boardroom.
applegrove
Feb 2021
#50
"Whites who did not attend college were evenly split between the two parties in Pew surveys
betsuni
Feb 2021
#49