Why do Democrats keep voting for Democrats?

[Tumblin Tumbleweed]

FEELZ.

Magafucks vote based solely upon this, yes.

 

[gipper]

Many of those displaced were purposely brought to America as part of the replacement

Probably.

 

[OldFlame]

Disagree.

Here's why...

Most people don't give a rat's fat behind about politics.

They have a short attention-span when it comes to that topic.

They're far too busy with families and careers and school and mortgages and bills and social lives to bother much with it.

They wake-up to "politics" in the last few weeks before an election... prior to that, they're too busy with Life to deal with it.

They're not "stupid" or "lazy"... they're just interested in different stuff than YOU are...

And you NEED their votes to win nowadays... neither party can win any longer on the national level without Independents...

So save yourself the trouble... and four or eight new years on the sidelines... by doing a better job with messaging...

Regardless of WHAT you think about it behind closed doors...

Oh... and... people oftentimes do not vote against their interests...

Rather... they oftentimes vote for or against a Person or to create or overcome a set of circumstances...

And if a PERSON rubs them the wrong way they may very well vote for The Other Guy even if it is ultimately against those interests.

It's human nature... and you've got to accept that and deal with it when it comes to your messaging strategy...

On reflection, that's actually not a very high price to pay for WINNING elections rather than losing, is it?

If that's the case, then they're going to wake up from their stupor at some point and find their freedoms are gone, and it will be too late to do anything about it. I do wonder what it will take for people to pay attention and realize what's going on.

 

[Kondor3]

If that's the case, then they're going to wake up from their stupor at some point and find their freedoms are gone, and it will be too late to do anything about it. I do wonder what it will take for people to pay attention and realize what's going on.

Then it is the job of Republicans to help them to understand the danger, isn't it?

But it's difficult to "preach the gospel" when the head preacher is acting like an authoritarian himself.

This may have to wait until Trump has left the stage and someone less "cringe-worthy" can take the wheel.

 

[OldFlame]

Then it is the job of Republicans to help them to understand the danger, isn't it?

But it's difficult to "preach the gospel" when the head preacher is acting like an authoritarian himself.

This may have to wait until Trump has left the stage and someone less "cringe-worthy" can take the wheel.

Yes, it is, and are they doing their job? I really don't see the R's ever giving any kind of pushback to anything the D's do, unless they happen to be in front of a camera, then they run their mouths. Trump is putting his money where his mouth is, he's doing what he said he would do. It will only get worse, or back to status quo to the times prior to Trump, the R's are useless at best, or just put on a fake dog and pony show and are really in collusion with the D's at worst. This country is screwed unless the populace wakes the **** up.

 

[dblack]

Then it is the job of Republicans to help them to understand the danger, isn't it?

But it's difficult to "preach the gospel" when the head preacher is acting like an authoritarian himself.

This may have to wait until Trump has left the stage and someone less "cringe-worthy" can take the wheel.

This. Exactly this.

 

[SweetTea]

College kids?

NEver paid attention to them. Why? I have a life.

You should start paying attention. They think just like the average Democrat. Maybe you'll learn how to he better Democrat from the kids. They are very wise, don't ya know.

 

[IM2]

Hmmm…I’m pretty sure it is you who is delusional…I know this because we all grew up in the America I described, we all lived it.

America has never been any of the things you claim. Here is a snapshot of the real America that existed.

Congressional committees and subcommittees met in the 1940s and 1950s to discuss youth violence resulting from reading stories in comic books. Superman, Spiderman, Aqua Man, Captain America and whoever else was a member of the Justice League were held responsible for the outrageously high rate of violent juvenile delinquency during that period.

On June 1, 1953, the United States Senate adopted Senate Resolution 89. This resolution created the Senate Judiciary Committee on Juvenile Delinquency in the United States to study youth crime. The primary focus of this study: “(1) determining the extent and character of juvenile delinquency in the United States and its causes and contributing factors, (2) the adequacy of existing Federal laws dealing with youthful offenders, “(3) sentences imposed on, or other correctional action taken with respect to, youthful offenders by Federal laws dealing with youthful offenders, and (4) the extent to which juveniles are violating Federal laws relating to the sale or use of narcotics.”

Let us take a look at some of the findings. “In the 8-year period, from 1948 through 1956, juvenile court cases more than doubled while the child population of that age group increased only 19 percent. As in previous years, the increase is at a much greater rate in rural areas than in urban areas, and the ratio of 5 boy delinquents to every 1 girl delinquent is still in evidence.”

“In the year 1956, there were upwards of 1,300,000 boys and girls coming to the attention of local law-enforcement officers. Approximately one-fourth of the police cases are referred to juvenile courts. The remaining juvenile court cases are referred from individuals and other agencies in the community.”

From 1948 until 1956, juvenile crime rose in rural areas. Juvenile crime was rising faster than juvenile population growth. This was primarily happening in white communities. With mom and pops at home, before the sexual revolution. Back in the good old days, the switchblade knife was the cause of a lot of deaths and suffering.

“Of the robberies committed in 1956, 43.2 percent were by persons under 21 years of age. A switchblade knife is frequently part of the perpetrator’s equipment in this type of crime."

Out of several hundred questionnaires sent by the subcommittee to purchasers of switchblade knives, whose names were derived from a distributor’s mailing list, 133 responses have been received. Seventy--five percent of the purchasers were under 20 years of age, and of this group, 43 percent were between 11 and 15 years of age. In addition to the interviews with manufacturers. and distributors and the receipt of information from questionnaires, staff contact was made with some of the purchasers in the immediate area and numerous retail stores. The proprietors of these stores conceded that the bulk of the demand for switchblade knives came from juveniles, some as young as 8 or 9 years of age.

43 percent of the robberies in this country were committed by people under the age of 21. With mom and dad at home. When the family consisted of Ward, June, Wally, and the beaver, not Adam and Steve or Joni and Jane.

Over one million incidents between youth and police. Over 500,000 cases in juvenile courts. From 1948 through 1956, there were annual increases in juvenile cases heard before the courts. These increases in juvenile crime were by kids from eight to eighteen. The owners of the military supply stores stated to members of the judiciary committee that most switchblade purchases in their stores were made by youth. High school children were walking American streets carrying switchblades. These are the good old days idiots like you want to return to. This is another reason why we should not listen to people who were children in the 1950s telling us how we to return to those days.

Juvenile Delinquency Report of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency, Page 458 (85th cong., 2d ~ss.), March 27, 1958, pg. 1-2,

https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=dozier_school

 

[sartre play]

How about agreeing that no matter what party is running things,
Few are working for the 70% of us every day working people.

 

[kyzr]

How about agreeing that no matter what party is running things,
Few are working for the 70% of us every day working people.

The DC coxuckers fiddled while the $38T national debt exploded, and now they pretend it doesn't exist.
We need someone to put up a plan to start paying it down before it eats the entire budget.
Thune said no $2,000 tax refund, which is somewhat responsible.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Voting is meaningless. Both parties are very similar.

Seek help. You are sick!

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Same reasons why someone would vote Republican.

Maybe they are more ideologically aligned with the Democrats' approach.

Maybe they are repulsed by the alternative choice.

Here's an idea: Take a Democrat to lunch, ask the specific questions, and listen. Then do that a few more times.

That is an odd way of saying they are all stupid and act against their own best interests.

 

[midcan5]

Why, that answer is easy - they are smart and educated and while that is not always the case it is the dividing principle.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/14/politics/the-biggest-predictor-of-how-someone-will-vote

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

 

[dblack]

Fear

 

[DonGlock26]

I am perplexed why Democrats, especially in Blue cities/states, keep voting for Democrat politicians. I can understand this if they think things are really going well in these areas, but I don't think that is the case with most of them. Instead, they seem to acknowledge that things are going to hell, but only vote for Republicans when they are at the Devil's front door.

Can someone explain this to me?

Most are losers or poor old people who didn't save much looking for free shit.

 

[gipper]

Seek help. You are sick!

Statist dupes like you can’t comprehend the truth.

Are you a traitor?