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Voters want change, but still remain unsatisfied with their options

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[–] IninewCrow@kbin.social 32 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's the state of politics that the wealthy elite owners of the country absolutely enjoy

Voters no longer vote for who they want

They vote for the best of the worst that is given to them

[–] Izzgo@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They vote for the best of the worst that is given to them

Nothing new about that.

[–] Bojimbo@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was a lot less worried about Mitt Romney.

[–] parrot-party@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Romney was a corporate stooge, but at least you knew it was just going to be more rich get richer shit. This new variety is deadset on torturing people instead of just making them poor.

[–] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Not even best. Many people vote purely against the thing they don't want, rather than voting for the thing they do want.

[–] DellSalami@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

This is how the conservative base has been voting for decades.

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

And low information, single (wedge) issue voters. So many liberals voted against abortion.