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“Mind-Boggling”: Trump Voters Shocked at How Badly He’s Screwing Them (newrepublic.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/usa@midwest.social

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As evidence mounts that voters in Trump country are getting hammered by his biggest initiatives, an economist paints a dark picture of just how bad the sum total of these policies will be for working people.

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[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 38 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And they will still vote for next R they see on a ballot.

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

That Trump guy was a RINO!

[–] PedroMaldonado@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

YOU FOOLS. WHAT DID YOU VOTE FOR? THE SACK OF ROTTEN ORANGES SCREW YOU OVER? BOO FUCKIN HOO

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Republicans. He couldn't do any of this without their support.

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Good. Now double it.

[–] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago

Not that it isn't true that theyre getting pounded but the headline is nothing more than the economist saying that.

There's scant evidence any of them are actually aware and cognizant of it. At least per what's in the transcript.

[–] Lydia_K@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Is this where I'm supposed to say he's hurting the right people?

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah well...