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Elessar Zappa

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48. You're too kind!

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 04:01 PM

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I’m just hoping I survive these next four years. I consider myself a realist and not given to hyperbole but if the ACA somehow gets repealed and I lose Medicaid, I won’t be able to afford the miracle drug I take for cystic fibrosis (it’s $329,000/year).

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I think sometimes, as Democrats, we get stuck in our own liberal bubble [View all] bearsfootball516 Sunday OP

Trump voters are not hurting. Yavin4 Sunday #1

I"m not talking about people buying new Ford F150s. bearsfootball516 Sunday #2

200% this. And there are people legitimately hurting. Alice B. Sunday #20

Obviously I wasn't present for those conversations. But spooky3 Sunday #59

Most of those people voted for Kamala Yavin4 Sunday #26

Ford sales have declined in the past year Kaleva Sunday #4

A one month uptick. Igel Sunday #13

Actually our voters are more likely to be not hurting DetroitLegalBeagle Sunday #15

Large metro urban voters vote Democrat Yavin4 Sunday #27

If you look at the exit polls Trump voters tend to be poorer Jk23 Sunday #39

White median household income is $89K. Black median household income is $6.5K Yavin4 Sunday #41

I'm assuming your decimal points in the wrong place there Jk23 Sunday #44

NOPE!!! See for yourself. Yavin4 Sunday #45

Okay I looked at it it says 56,000. Jk23 Sunday #47

Okay. My bad. Yavin4 Sunday #50

This message was self-deleted by its author spooky3 Sunday #53

Also Rich whites did go for Harris Jk23 Sunday #46

Yes. Elessar Zappa Sunday #3

Your honesty, analysis and empathy TheProle Sunday #37

You're too kind! Elessar Zappa Sunday #48

Best wishes. Hang in there and keep the flame burning TheProle Sunday #49

I'm struggling to make ends meet. What is Chump giving the uberwealthy tax cuts, TheKentuckian Sunday #5

Thank you! Dem4life1234 Sunday #28

You're welcome! TheKentuckian Sunday #32

Post removed Post removed Sunday #6

Thank you, this is exactly right. bearsfootball516 Sunday #8

All well and good, but they are moonscape Sunday #9

Bingo! FUX in every auto service dept, medical waiting rooms ... propaganda is why they voted for him. LSparkle Sunday #58

"I am not being defeatist here, but the problem is not a DU bubble." ancianita Sunday #61

That's part of it, certainly. Arthur_Frain Sunday #12

I say, let them learn the hard way. LisaL Sunday #17

10 million "they" were "us" in 2020. TheProle Sunday #40

We fucking have trouble because the media twists our words and kisses his dumbass! Dem4life1234 Sunday #29

Nonsense. Chump has only offered inflationary policies. TheKentuckian Sunday #33

+100,000,000........ oasis Sunday #34

I agree with this alarimer Sunday #25

Persuadable swing voters were deceived Ndp5 Sunday #56

Remember Bill Clinton's line: "I feel your pain" that helped him beat Bush Sr. andym Sunday #7

100 days krkaufman Sunday #22

The problem is Harris's plans actually cost her votes Jk23 Sunday #42

What bright ideas do these Hispanic voters have? kansasobama Sunday #57

The better response is to have an actual economy-oriented left in this country Prairie Gates Sunday #10

Honestly sounds like someone in thrall to RW media krkaufman Sunday #21

I think it's called republicans Keepthesoulalive Sunday #31

The identity politics is like the soft on crime policies Jk23 Sunday #43

Same with gas. We're pumping record amounts of oil NickB79 Sunday #11

I don't vote based on the economy. LuvLoogie Sunday #14

Many people here think it was just racism and misogyny. BannonsLiver Sunday #16

Let's reflect. No excuses, just keep in mind some offered won't be tolerated either. TheKentuckian Sunday #35

So there's another vote for "we did everything perfectly" BannonsLiver Sunday #38

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And there's one problem... krkaufman Sunday #19

They see things incorrectly, though. alarimer Sunday #23

What makes you think people here aren't experiencing what you describe? WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #24

Saying we are going to crack down on price doc03 Sunday #30

It KILLS the Chump prescriptions of tariffs and tax cuts for those richer than gods. TheKentuckian Sunday #36

If by bubble you mean not voting for a rapist then chowder66 Sunday #51

I get it. Your angry. Disappointed oldmanlynn Sunday #52

I heard Harris articulate your third paragraph, in multiple speeches. spooky3 Sunday #54

Yes but Trump cannot bring down grocery prices kansasobama Sunday #55

We're not in a bubble, they are radical noodle Sunday #60

Take away the economic anxiety and... Ndp5 Sunday #64

No, of course we can't ban Fox or anything else radical noodle Monday #65

why do we need to hear what Trump was selling in his campaign and republicans were eating up like dog food? bigtree Sunday #62

Those explanations will do nothing when you are competing JCMach1 Sunday #63

I live in a bubble. Abolishinist Monday #66