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Demsrule86

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5. In times of great economic upheaval, I think people vote their pocketbook as in 08. but
Sun May 6, 2018, 10:21 AM
May 2018

other years, they vote for social issues or gun issues...sometimes they vote against their economic interests. There was a book about it years ago called 'What's the matter with Kansas' and it is still true today.

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