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epreic01

(262 posts)
23. I went down a rabbit hole
Mon Sep 9, 2024, 05:28 PM
Sep 2024

I shifted to specifically talk about a specific segment of his voters.
There are the ones that are the fake everyman.
For Example, there was a small business owner that met Trump in front of TV cameras at an airport outside Cincinnati. This was around 2016 and he boo hooed about how he’s just a small business owner and how Obamacare was killing his business.
Well he lives in a neighborhood some of my friends live in. His home is $2.5 million. He has a couple hundred thousand in cars. He put on $10,000 firework show in his yard for 4th of July.
And even ones that are more “common” I see in those pickup truck parades. They’re driving trucks that are $80,000 starting price.
I have a cousin like that. And it’s like they want to look rich by proximity. Being a Trumper makes them feel like they are part of an elite club.

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I usually stay away from videos because they mostly bore me. This one is well worth the watch. Biophilic Sep 2024 #1
sounds like it's almost worthy of a short summary to get members interested in watching it. ZonkerHarris Sep 2024 #17
Very Interesting! Whyisthisstillclose Sep 2024 #2
The cult, defined. Jeebo Sep 2024 #3
Whoa! This got my attention sarchasm Sep 2024 #4
Unfortunately humans are psychologically quite vulnerable lindysalsagal Sep 2024 #5
what is really strange Skittles Sep 2024 #24
Oh, the IRONY! lindysalsagal Sep 2024 #27
I've Been Watching His Videos for Awhile Now kooth Sep 2024 #6
Mostly Agree epreic01 Sep 2024 #7
Hypothesis Nasruddin Sep 2024 #9
Plus Harris is winning with low income voters senseandsensibility Sep 2024 #15
I grew up with top of the line, world renowned doctors. Biophilic Sep 2024 #19
I happened to have a knack for electronics slightlv Sep 2024 #26
Most real estate agents are far from prosperous... PeaceWave Sep 2024 #22
I went down a rabbit hole epreic01 Sep 2024 #23
Overthinking it IMHO. Arthur_Frain Sep 2024 #8
Have to live with them Nasruddin Sep 2024 #10
Yes, my experience for the most part. mountain grammy Sep 2024 #12
I wish you'd say MAGAts Skittles Sep 2024 #25
Jumping in to say i love your user name Danmel Sep 2024 #11
It's why my approach so often works Warpy Sep 2024 #13
Never confront because BattleRow Sep 2024 #20
tRump himself is easy to explain Seinan Sensei Sep 2024 #14
This guy nailed it. PeaceWave Sep 2024 #16
Bookmarking to watch later liberalla Sep 2024 #18
Another way to state this (more briefly) usonian Sep 2024 #21
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