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‘We lose the midterms’: Republicans worry Iran might have already cost them Congress
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It amazes me how many of them are in hard bubbles. I work with tradesmen, some of them are just the worst fucking people. I had one tell me yesterday that at least Hegseth is assertive unlike 'that black guy that went awol for heart surgery'. I'm convinced absolutely nothing will sway about 25% of the population. It's psychopathic.
Thankfully a decent portion of those imbeciles don't vote
WTF? Of course they vote, they vote HARD! The Conservative Propaganda Machine is constantly hyping them up to vote against the Liberals and their Woke. That's why they control all three branches of government. How do you think that happened if they don't vote?
Claiming they don't vote is one of the dumbest things I've ever read.
Worked with plenty of anti woke guys who never voted in their entire life, and never would, just cuz they live in a major city in Cali. Obviously not applicable everywhere
Yep. Travel and talk to people or have an unfortunate in-law and you will see how dark the rural American can be. It’s so much more prevalent than anyone in a blue bubble wants to admit. And they are motivated and mobilized. These are the angry, racist people that helped Trump get in, twice! The sad thing is that the people I have met are way more adjusted, normal people in disguise than we think. They are all mad but for the wrong reasons but there are full networks of misinformation and peers backing them up. It’s not just the poor, rural people anymore. We’re fucked!
He should just do his mail in voting in advance then offer to take the muppets for a beer on election day.
There is no way they are making it to the polling stations.