Luddly Neddite
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One could ask the same question about working class people voting to protect the interests of the wealthy. The answer to both questions are the same, from my prospective: people have core motivations that go beyond their material self-interest.
Feel free to start a thread about it.
I'm answering the question you asked. Economic issues aren't the only ones in the world and they're far less important to upper income voters. Those voters are going to place a higher value on social issues and foreign policy. If they have left-wing views on those issues, they'll vote for liberal candidates, even though it may cause some harm to their bottom line. It's also possible they are also liberals on economic issues, placing a higher value on fairness and equality than pursuit of wealth at all costs.
Well put. And, says a lot about the right wing.
From everything we see, its about money for them. More for the wealthy and taking it from the working class.