I have come to the opinion that elections are not about the economy, jobs, pandemic, or anything...

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15. Yep. Political affiliations are like sports or religion. Who sells it best gets a long-term fan.

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In one of my PoliSci courses, there is quite a bit of research showing that politics, religion and affinities to sports teams all share common centers of the brain. It comes down to the investment the person applies, and whether there is something akin to a religious conversion that could stimulate a shift in said affinity. Most are content with what they have, unless a traumatic event or a sense of abandonment occurs.

In a religion course, where I wrote a paper on Cults and Religious Conversions, the standard question is: Name what you believe is the best religion? Almost 100% of respondents state it is the one they are aligned with or were raised in believing. This includes atheists were were brought up in a religious or non-religious setting.

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