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This is the part that gets me. I don't get it.
All I can come up with is Con men gonna Con. Americans have been progressively dumbing themselves down for about the last century. Voting doesn't reflect being informed or thoughtful anymore, it reflects effective marketing. Against all rational expectations the MAGA campaign knew the market and pushed the right buttons better than the Democrats did.
Trump voters after first term : "I can fix him"
Make America Great Again Again
The dipshit swing voters don't pay attention to anything but their wallet, and all they knew was that prices were lower in 2019 than in 2024. That's as far as their ability to think about the president goes. 90% of swing voters don't give a shit about anything else.
It was infuriating listening to NPR interview undecided voters and their response would be "wHaT's KaMaLa GoNnA dO fOr Us?" Stupid greedy motherfuckers will get what's coming to them.