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Originally Posted by Cappy
Let's call this voter Bob.
Bob is not a deplorable. He's not a Trumpist. He leans Republican at the best of times because its good for the economy (he tells himself). Bob does not work in Coal or Oil and Gas. He's got a good job. He's "middle class"
To vote for Trump over Harris, Bob has to further ignore:
- the record growth in the USA over the last 4 years of Biden/Harris
- the recent news of a potential soft economic landing
- Global inflation rates and the USA coming out as one of the better countries in this regard.
I'll answer my own question. It's not rational. it's actually insane. there is no other reason.
But how does someone like Bob do it? How is this race THAT close.
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Bob doesn't follow politics.
He doesn't care about record growth, and doesn't care about Global inflation rates vs the US rates.
He cares that everything at the store is more expensive. He cares that the price of gas has gone up. That's it. That's all.
He doesn't care about the reasons behind those increases. He just knows they were less under Trump.
10 years ago he watched a few episodes of the Apprentice, and thinks it's good to have a successful businessman "outsider" in charge of government.
His buddies (all white straight men) who watch Fox News are all in on Trump and Bob doesn't see a reason to go against the grain. They say some crazy stuff about Harris and drag queens, but he's not dipping a toe in those waters.