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Originally Posted by Weitz
I think a large part of the spread of votes here on CP vs actual votes in the USA differs on the simple fact of how the question is worded.
The question is trump vs Biden. But in reality it’s Republican vs Democrat.
Yea trump is a ####head but in reality it doesn’t matter. How do millions of people abandon what they believe in to vote for a party that falls on the other side of issues as them?
What % of people in the USA over the last 4 years has had their life change to even care about what trump does? Less than 8%?
This is what I have been hearing from my American family and friends.
I’ve been pulling for Biden as I think he will be better for Alberta in certain ways and it will hopefully return some decency in Canada (and the world), but I seriously think a lot of people need to really think about why “trump” got so many votes.
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Yes, they do. A big part to me is that both parties redistributed wealth, offshored middle class jobs, and he came in and gave voice to peoples’ concerns and blamed Dems.
No, immigrants didn’t take your jobs on American soil. They were offshored. And the corporations and investors reaped the rewards.
Not that he was going to do anything about it, of course. But he voiced their sentiment in terms of blame