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Smackdown2019

(1,327 posts)
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 06:01 AM Sep 2024

I figured it out

Why the Trumpers feel the economy is bad.....

1. Most of trumps base lives off of the government. So, under republican ideology, cuts to welfare is just that, low income. With sky rocketing stock market prices, goods increases, while welfare remains below the standard to live off of.

2. Those that dont live off of welfare, but work with low paying jobs. Feel the pinch, because those big full size diesel burning trucks that hold those trump signs.

3. Teumpers believe in trumps lies. Even the economy is 150% better when trump left office.

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I figured it out (Original Post) Smackdown2019 Sep 2024 OP
The MSM keeps sticking microphones in the displacedvermoter Sep 2024 #1
"Trumpers believe in trumps lies." J_William_Ryan Sep 2024 #2
"they know the economy is not bad but lie that it is anyway" -- some of them Intractable Sep 2024 #3
I just heard yesterday consumer confidence doc03 Sep 2024 #4
Actually I know snowybirdie Sep 2024 #5
1 percent huh Smackdown2019 Sep 2024 #6

displacedvermoter

(4,049 posts)
1. The MSM keeps sticking microphones in the
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 06:27 AM
Sep 2024

faces of their equally ignorant peers in diners in Iowa and Kentucky to get their opinions on things, and these people reinforce their incorrect opinions on things. The MSM then spreads this foolishness as gospel, doing nothing to add any facts to the discussion.

A poll comes out soon after, saying people are down on the economy...

Two weeks later the MSM sticks a microphone in the faces of people in diners in Missouri and West Virginia...

J_William_Ryan

(3,233 posts)
2. "Trumpers believe in trumps lies."
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 06:41 AM
Sep 2024

Mostly this.

Trump voters are dishonest and willfully ignorant, they know the economy is not bad but lie that it is anyway.

Intractable

(1,455 posts)
3. "they know the economy is not bad but lie that it is anyway" -- some of them
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 06:54 AM
Sep 2024

A lot of them just believe the bullsh*t that is repeated ad infinitum on Fox news and the rest of the right-wing echo chamber.

We are only as good as our chosen news sources.

doc03

(38,734 posts)
4. I just heard yesterday consumer confidence
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 06:58 AM
Sep 2024

dropped in September to the lowest level in months. While the Dow was at all time record levels.

snowybirdie

(6,510 posts)
5. Actually I know
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 07:01 AM
Sep 2024

Trumpets who are well off retirees, living off their investments who strongly support him. Well educated and who had great jobs in their working lives. $1 million homes. BUT, they are racists and have always been racists! That I believe is why they support who they do. Sad they never moved beyond how they were raised.

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