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11. OK, then I need a better reason to understand why not everyone who is working class votes Republican these days.

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 12:31 PM

3 hrs ago

what possible reason do they have for voting for Trump?

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What the Working Class Really Believes [View all] Passages Jul 2025 OP

It adds to the confusion as to why we lost the presidency. cachukis Jul 2025 #1

"the wealthy prefer higher taxes and then they will give handouts" Skittles Jul 2025 #4

Thanks to the creation of WMDs, anybody can kill everybody Gum Logger Jul 2025 #3

I don't know... myohmy2 Jul 2025 #5

Me too. Passages Jul 2025 #6

What the working class aspires to is a fantasy. JustKay Dec 28 #7

You covered everything except the tax tables - TBF Dec 28 #8

I grew up working class - my dad worked in a factory TBF 21 hrs ago #10

This message was self-deleted by its author TBF 2 hrs ago #12

Do you mean "everyone who is working class votes Republican" - TBF 2 hrs ago #13

thank you TBF! You have clarified my thinking here. CTyankee 1 hr ago #14