"In fact, more than a third of independent voters and a smaller but noteworthy contingent of Democrats said they were open to supporting candidates who reject the legitimacy of the 2020 election, as they assigned greater urgency to their concerns about the economy than to fears about the fate of the country’s political system.'
"In fact, more than a third of independent voters and a smaller but noteworthy contingent of Democrats said they were open to supporting candidates who reject the legitimacy of the 2020 election, as they assigned greater urgency to their concerns about the economy than to fears about the fate of the country’s political system.'
What I find particularly irksome, is that these people are presumably voting Republican due to their "concerns about the economy", but the Republican party in particular (and Conservative governments in general) have always done a TERRIBLE job managing the economy.
Under conservative governments, deficits skyrocket as taxes are slashed for the uber rich and for corporations.
Dems need to do a much better job at selling their economic track record.
But let's assume counterfactually for a second that Republicans will manage the economy better than the Dems. So these voters are essentially saying that they will take short-term economic gains over literally maintaining a representative form of government. What a disappointing set of priorities.
I remember talking to a friend that people who vote Republican are not voting in their economic interests. I found this to be true for most of them. Are the culture wars more important to them than their economic concerns, or have they bought into that distraction?
Yes because the current crop of Republicans want to cut medicare, SS and get rid of the ACA. What will people do then? Especially if Trump gets in, we'll never see another election.
"In fact, more than a third of independent voters and a smaller but noteworthy contingent of Democrats said they were open to supporting candidates who reject the legitimacy of the 2020 election, as they assigned greater urgency to their concerns about the economy than to fears about the fate of the country’s political system.'
What I find particularly irksome, is that these people are presumably voting Republican due to their "concerns about the economy", but the Republican party in particular (and Conservative governments in general) have always done a TERRIBLE job managing the economy.
Under conservative governments, deficits skyrocket as taxes are slashed for the uber rich and for corporations.
Dems need to do a much better job at selling their economic track record.
But let's assume counterfactually for a second that Republicans will manage the economy better than the Dems. So these voters are essentially saying that they will take short-term economic gains over literally maintaining a representative form of government. What a disappointing set of priorities.
I remember talking to a friend that people who vote Republican are not voting in their economic interests. I found this to be true for most of them. Are the culture wars more important to them than their economic concerns, or have they bought into that distraction?
Yes because the current crop of Republicans want to cut medicare, SS and get rid of the ACA. What will people do then? Especially if Trump gets in, we'll never see another election.