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wryter2000

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11. Listen to them

Reply to colorado_ufo (Reply #9)

Sat Jan 15, 2022, 07:57 PM

Jan 2022

"He only says what everyone is thinking." They honestly believe everyone is like them but only keeping quiet out of "political correctness."

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Much as I like Bernie, he (and others out there) needs to understand why they vote for Trump. [View all] LENNY0229 Jan 2022 OP

'Thanks.' I think you may be correct. ;-( I stopped reading @ elleng Jan 2022 #1

Giving them jobs, healthcare, schools, etc. won't make most of them vote D. LENNY0229 Jan 2022 #2

Spot on. Diamond_Dog Jan 2022 #3

agreed Skittles Jan 2022 #4

"Democrats have failed them"? Yeah, if failure means Democrats don't approve of racism, sexism, JohnSJ Jan 2022 #5

They think Democrats have failed them wryter2000 Jan 2022 #12

Yup, I understand what is happening JohnSJ Jan 2022 #31

Dems could give them the whole world and they'd still vote for Trump for the reasons said. LENNY0229 Jan 2022 #32

I tend to agree. TomSlick Jan 2022 #6

Yup! LENNY0229 Jan 2022 #33

Thank you Keepthesoulalive Jan 2022 #7

Trump liberated their inner Deplorable Martin Eden Jan 2022 #8

It's a "mystery" in plain sight. colorado_ufo Jan 2022 #9

Listen to them wryter2000 Jan 2022 #11

Yup! LENNY0229 Jan 2022 #34

Yup wryter2000 Jan 2022 #10

Bernie's not aiming at the 30-40% of Americans who support Trump now, and will always support Trump. TheRickles Jan 2022 #13

Yes, sir. Activating the non voting voter is the key to success. The vast majority will not vote for Alexander Of Assyria Jan 2022 #23

Dems have done ZILLIONS more for those people you are talking about than Trump ever would. He needs LENNY0229 Jan 2022 #35

K&R Excellent post. alwaysinasnit Jan 2022 #14

Then F* them Dan Jan 2022 #15

Tend to agree. Cant fix stupid. Let them vote for fascism. We get out more voters and Alexander Of Assyria Jan 2022 #24

TFG Roy Rolling Jan 2022 #16

Trump voters were hiding in plain sight. betsuni Jan 2022 #17

Remember the Tea Party? Racist Republicans protesting the "the black guy" President. Then they LENNY0229 Jan 2022 #36

Bernie is not naive. You forget that he is deeply rooted in a tradition of social justice ... Donkees Jan 2022 #18

He acts very naive when he blames "Dems' Failures" for people voting for Trump. He constantly says LENNY0229 Jan 2022 #37

Since Reagan secularhumanizer Jan 2022 #19

Yup and even before that with Nixon's "Southern Strategy" to use race to turn DixieCrats into Repub- LENNY0229 Jan 2022 #38

I'm in full agreement with this. n/t SpankMe Jan 2022 #20

At this point, every single Trump voter is racist. meadowlander Jan 2022 #21

Lyndon Johnson Said It Best... GB_RN Jan 2022 #22

great quote; so true Evolve Dammit Jan 2022 #28

He's not trying to capture the Bubba vote...he's trying to capture the blue dog vote pecosbob Jan 2022 #25

But he is not doing it the right way. He should be telling them whey should NOT vote for Trump. LENNY0229 Jan 2022 #39

So Bernie and all democrats kacekwl Jan 2022 #26

Root Cause in Two Words... djacq Jan 2022 #27

yep. Evolve Dammit Jan 2022 #29

MANY Trump voters are certainly racist, and that is at the heart of why they love Trump. LENNY0229 Jan 2022 #40

There is a reason the "culture wars" are so important to Republicans andym Jan 2022 #30