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Silent3

(15,210 posts)
3. That just shows the voting public is consistently dim
Thu Jan 13, 2022, 04:59 AM
Jan 2022

Many of the reasons Obama wasn’t even more popular could be squarely attributed to Republican obstructionism. Making Obama look bad was the primary motive of McConnell’s “just say no” strategy, and way too many Americans rewarded this vile strategy by falling for it hook, line, and sinker.

Even with large margins of error in polling, a smarter public would reward both Obama and Biden with higher numbers well outside of those margins.

It might be true that we get the government we deserve, but I’m not a fan of collective punishment. Those of us who know better can’t escape the idiots who are dragging us all down.

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