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Originally Posted by dobbles
But lots of Americans (and seemingly everyone I interact with here in Okie land) have convinced themselves that Hilary is a very bad candidate and that Trump is the breath of fresh air that this country needs. It just leaves me speechless as I see Trump as the epitome of what is wrong with the country and Clinton as someone that while flawed has at least tried to make the country a better place over the last several decades.
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I also have the misfortune of trying to talk politics in Okie land. And it's clear that race of the current president and gender of the one who want to be successor is a big factor even if they don't want to admit it outright. The other issue is that it is the heart of bible thumping territory that believes they have a right to tell people what to do in their personal lives. So the GOP platform lines up with that. It's the wrong side of history but it is what it is.