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While I did not vote for Donald Trump in 2016 or 2020, I AM a political independent who doesn't always vote for the Democratic candidate, either. And this notion that roughly 50% of voters are quasi hate criminals is abhorrent.

It's always, "Oh, I suppose it's okay if you vote for the wrong party, as long as your candidate is no actual threat to my own ideology. But <most recent Presidential nominee> is just going too far." Except that partisans have been saying this same thing about "<latest Presidential nominee>" for at least 50 years now.

This mindset is absurd, and only proves the author's premise about suggesting an isolated bubble.


Comments like this remind me of the political speech scene in "Around the World in 80 Days." America has been extremely partisan pretty much forever.


> But a lot of them voted for a really terrible President

In fairness, the media did a really good job making the low gas prices, low inflation, low taxes, record low illegal border crossings, well-handled foreign policy, and record breaking speedy vaccine development of the last administration somehow seem like the most evil thing ever, so a misled public can’t really be blamed too much for who they voted into office now.

I think more than anything they were just tired of hearing about it so they voted for the current guy for a little media break.




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