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meadowlander

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14. It's still a valid question. Where does the spitefulness come from?

Reply to Different Drummer (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2020, 02:23 PM

Jan 2020

I don't really like Republicans but I'm not about to give up my health care, minimum wage increases, national security or environmental protections just to piss them off.

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"Why would these people continue to support Trump?" [View all] Different Drummer Jan 2020 OP

I'm not "angry" RMMike, for me I simply cannot NoMoreRepugs Jan 2020 #1

I don't get it. Farmer-Rick Jan 2020 #2

not a stupid thing to tweet handmade34 Jan 2020 #3

Nice job on the neckgina and cast in his color lunasun Jan 2020 #5

Ok Farmer-Rick Jan 2020 #7

Good god, that's ugly. BKDem Jan 2020 #12

a great deal handmade34 Jan 2020 #15

in your heart you know onethatcares Jan 2020 #21

well to be fair... handmade34 Jan 2020 #22

Republicans have become stupid PJMcK Jan 2020 #4

It's more than that, a good portion believe in his America. uponit7771 Jan 2020 #6

They support him because it pisses off liberals, well that adds to his appeal. I mean that is the UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #8

I already knew this. BlueStater Jan 2020 #9

They invested in the red hat C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #10

Bingo. They are an unhappy angry bunch. secondwind Jan 2020 #11

Trump supporters are hopelessly brainwashed True_Blue Jan 2020 #13

It's still a valid question. Where does the spitefulness come from? meadowlander Jan 2020 #14

See post #17. Quemado Jan 2020 #18

They'd literally rather die and share any kind of thing or idea .. ananda Jan 2020 #16

Some are angry, but some, if not most, are culture voters. Quemado Jan 2020 #17

I get it, duforsure Jan 2020 #19

Which reminds me of a tweet I saw yesterday True_Blue Jan 2020 #20