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DetlefK

(16,494 posts) Sat Nov 30, 2024, 02:16 PM Nov 30

The results are trickling in: Why people voted Trump, in their own words. [View all]

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I have been watching lots and lots of videos of republican voters giving their thoughts on the 2024 election, and methinks I sense a pattern.

(EDIT: I'm paraphrasing, but these are real arguments and talking-points from Trump-voters.)

"Eggs are too expensive and Trump said he will bring the price down with tariffs and I don't know what tariffs are but Trump said they will work, so I voted Trump."

"Trump promised to repeal Obamacare and I think that's great and, No, nobody will lose their health-insurance because we will still have the Affordable Care Act."

"Trump promised to deport migrants and I'm all for that, because they are lazy bums, and he will certainly not deport me or my family or my friends, because we are good migrants and Trump will surely only deport bad migrants."

"I voted Trump because he will ban abortion. I mean he won't totally ban it, if you urgently need one you can still get one, but other than that he will ban it and I'm all for that."

"Trump will bring peace to Gaza. He is a peace-maker and a friend of the muslim community and he will force Israel to stop their genocide of Palestinians."

"Trump will bring the change. We are tired of more-of-the-same, and he will shake things up."

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The results are trickling in: Why people voted Trump, in their own words. [View all] DetlefK Nov 30 OP

They are brass-plated idiots, all of them. Unbelievable. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 30 #1

'I mean, look y'all, i know thats a leopard. AND i know, its the face-eatin kind... Volaris Nov 30 #17

I prefer "blithering" over "brass-plated", but..... AZ8theist Nov 30 #35

America once led the world in many things Charging Triceratops Nov 30 #2

I wish we could have had a discussion about what it means to compete in the 21st century Bluetus Nov 30 #26

"milquetoast" (one of Cornell West's favorite words when bashing Democrats with the myth they ignore the working class betsuni Nov 30 #63

I don't know about Cornell West Bluetus Nov 30 #64

Who is the "establishment"? betsuni Nov 30 #66

Whatever the American people are angry at. Bluetus Nov 30 #67

Who are these " regular Americans "? love_katz Dec 1 #78

We did not lose this election because of ... Bluetus Dec 1 #84

"tnhe politically correct woke mob who hate christians and kill babies." rampartd Dec 1 #76

Welcome to DU. ms liberty Nov 30 #36

I have heard Diamond_Dog Nov 30 #3

This reminds me of something. ShazzieB Nov 30 #15

lol what a load of shite róisín_dubh Dec 1 #75

They are all absurd reasons Dem4life1234 Nov 30 #4

Absolutely right. ShazzieB Nov 30 #23

They are not only gullible Dem4life1234 Dec 1 #82

A large part of American thinking is controlled by right wing media propaganda. hadEnuf Dec 1 #81

I've heard it said you can't fix stupid......And, yup, there you have it, ya just can't even explain a kennedy Nov 30 #5

Are the quotes real? CharleyDog Nov 30 #6

i'm sure it is paraphrasing but plenty of people voted using one of those reasons, in so many words Takket Nov 30 #22

They're obviously not real Meowmee Nov 30 #51

I'm paraphrasing multiple people from multiple videos. DetlefK Dec 1 #68

Quote #2 is a classic, with a history going back to the Obama years. keep_left Nov 30 #7

Have you noticed? Dem4life1234 Nov 30 #39

Actually, these people were "Trumpers" before Trump... keep_left Nov 30 #56

How could I forget the Tea Party? Dem4life1234 Nov 30 #58

Let's face it Dem4life1234 Nov 30 #8

The Gaza one is nuts. intheflow Nov 30 #9

What's nuttier is... Montauk6 Nov 30 #38

"We are tired of more-of-the-same". More-of-the-same of what? Tired of being forced to only work Hotler Nov 30 #10

right? barbtries Nov 30 #14

The Russians have the perfect expression for people like that DFW Nov 30 #11

Trump gave us so much money from the COVID funds, so I voted for him WhiteTara Nov 30 #12

it's a flood barbtries Nov 30 #13

A tsunami of tstupid, as it were. nt Buns_of_Fire Nov 30 #16

that was the word barbtries Nov 30 #19

But most voters are Tickle Dec 1 #80

The fact that currently, it's believed over 50% of white women voted for Trump somehow Wiz Imp Dec 1 #85

Deep thoughts from the "lumpenproletariat" sop Nov 30 #18

Marx was certainly right about them. JanMichael Nov 30 #20

When it comes to voting for Trump, "Fool me once, shame on Trump. Fool me twice ... the shame is now on all of us." El-Capitan Nov 30 #21

Shame on ALL of us? ShazzieB Nov 30 #29

I'm not going to argue the point with you. El-Capitan Nov 30 #34

Of course my agreement is not required! 😁 ShazzieB Nov 30 #53

Why were these "FREE MARKET" clowns harping about food prices? RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Nov 30 #24

Don't get me started on theatre concession stands. Montauk6 Nov 30 #40

The leopards are getting fat sakabatou Nov 30 #25

I expect a new specialty will be offered in veterinary schools: Ocelot II Nov 30 #28

THEY BETTER BE FLOSSING!!! Montauk6 Nov 30 #42

Whether or not those words are authentic, I'm more interested in why 8 million Democrats didn't vote for VP Harris 0rganism Nov 30 #27

We had four years to investigate the machine compromise. Hope22 Nov 30 #48

Excuses I'v seen the most: Mariah Carey-like "I don't know her" even though all they whine about is "change" betsuni Nov 30 #65

You bring up an interesting point. love_katz Dec 1 #79

"But I don't know enough about her policies!" NameAlreadyTaken Nov 30 #30

One half of Americans have an IQ of less than 100 Beck23 Nov 30 #31

Nicely done! chowder66 Nov 30 #32

So, maybe we can stop admonishing the dems and Harris, now? I think it's all excises for misogyny. lindysalsagal Nov 30 #33

No information voters Old Crank Nov 30 #37

Where did you find these folks? Smh. TBF Nov 30 #41

AOC did a quick online poll: DetlefK Dec 1 #69

Next couple questions.. Dave Id Nov 30 #43

Provide links, otherwise those quotes are not credible Auggie Nov 30 #44

Go to Youtube and search for "FAFO MAGA" or "FAFO Republicans" DetlefK Dec 1 #70

And here is the dilemma. Yes they are all morons. JanMichael Nov 30 #45

Yet none of them want to admit their racist sexist attitude! More of them than not, that was their first reason PortTack Nov 30 #46

No sympathy The Madcap Nov 30 #47

With all due respect, what stupid f*cks. Joinfortmill Nov 30 #49

Never underestimate the stupidity of the American electorate. Evolve Dammit Nov 30 #50

It all boils down to Self over Country. aeromanKC Nov 30 #52

Your source? MineralMan Nov 30 #54

Go to Youtube or Tiktok and search for "FAFO MAGA" DetlefK Dec 1 #71

Go Watch, "The Great Hack" MrWowWow Nov 30 #55

When were you in Lubbock? czarjak Nov 30 #57

The country appears too stupid to exist stollen Nov 30 #59

This is from The Onion - am I right? FakeNoose Nov 30 #60

Sadly, they are real. Paraphrased but real. DetlefK Dec 1 #73

Ive seen a lot of the " he will deport the bad immigrants, not me, im a good immigrant" Demovictory9 Nov 30 #61

Instead of voter ID... pandr32 Nov 30 #62

Prison Patton French Dec 1 #72

Whether these are real or not Meowmee Dec 1 #74

Then there is my high school graduate 30 yo woodsprite Dec 1 #77

I see stupid people. How do we combat stupidity? Emile Dec 1 #83