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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Most people just voted along party lines like usual.
It bothers me somewhat though that the usual party people just couldn't reject Trump this once knowing full well what he was doing and the type of people he was catering to. I hear a lot of Trump supporters saying that they know he is a sexist and bigot, but they write it off like it ain't no thing. They believe that they don't hold those views, but they have no problem electing a leader who does. It's the acceptance that I find troubling. It's like saying; "I am not a racist, but I empathize with them and accept their complaints...".
I mean sure, there are Democrat supporters that have questionable morals, but you never see the party just outright and transparently campaign directly to them. Trump said a lot of things that showed he wanted the racist vote. Like I said earlier, I am not convinced that he himself is full of hate, but he was more than willing to pander to them and a large number of people were OK with that as long as it means their party "wins".
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It's not that they felt that it's ain't no thing, it's that they placed a higher value on their self interests, which was the economic return/anti-elites thing.
They'll find out soon enough how badly they were duped, but at least those people voted with their self interests first.