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In reply to the discussion: Instead of winning over the 27% who voted for Trump, how about winning over the 40% who didn't vote? [View all]ChaoticSilly
(374 posts)I'm a middle aged white man in a red state in the south. That one sentence is enough for many, many people here, none of whom have ever met me, to believe that I'm some combination of stupid, ignorant, selfish, evil and racist. There's no point in trying to convince them otherwise. They've already made up their minds in the few seconds it took to read this.
I didn't go to college because I didn't have enough cash and was turned down for financial aid. The closest I have ever come to making 30k per year was by working 7 days a week. Oops, now the few who didn't think I'm stupid, ignorant, selfish, evil and racist just jumped on the bandwagon.
So, get your torches and pitchforks ready... Democrats despise me because I'm white and republicans despise me because I'm poor. No matter what I do on election day, my county will go blue, my state will go red and my wallet will get emptier. Why would I work all day and then stand in line for a minimum of 2 hours to cast a meaningless vote for people who don't want me in their party anyway?
By the way, half of this post is , but I'm not saying which half.