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Why people vote Republican but support liberal policies
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:33 pm
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:33 pm
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A funny thing happened in five states on election night. In Alaska, Arkansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, a majority of voters surveyed their choices of candidates and ballot initiatives, and chose a Republican candidate along with a liberal position on a ballot initiative.
Alaska elected a Republican senator and passed a recreational marijuana initiative, along with an increase in the minimum wage. North Dakota elected a Republican congressman and rejected a Personhood amendment. Arkansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota elected a Republican senator and governor, and passed a minimum wage increase. This led Zachary Goldfarb to write: “Americans will vote for Republicans even though they disagree with them on everything.”
My research suggests a key reason why this happened: our partisan identities motivate us far more powerfully than our views about issues. Although voters may insist in the importance of their values and ideologies, they actually care less about policy and more that their team wins.
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It was pretty disheartening to see so many voters approve of price controls on labor.
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Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:34 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
That, or they were voting against the train wreck called Obama care.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:45 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
the 2014 election drew an extremely low turnout
/thread
/thread
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:46 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
also, the poli board is living proof of this:
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Although voters may insist in the importance of their values and ideologies, they actually care less about policy and more that their team wins.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:48 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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the 2014 election drew an extremely low turnout
/thread
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:49 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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the 2014 election drew an extremely low turnout
/thread
Does that change the validity of the results or something? Does that make the reality of a GOP congress less real or something?
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:51 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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also, the poli board is living proof of this:
So is r/Politics and DU but we're not completely batshit crazy like those two are.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:51 pm to Sentrius
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Does that change the validity of the results or something? Does that make the reality of a GOP congress less real or something?
His post answer doesn't even make the slightest bit of sense in the context of the OP's question, which is actually very much worth considering.
Then he adds the "/thread" thing.
This post was edited on 11/23/14 at 9:52 pm
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:52 pm to Sentrius
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but we're not completely batshit crazy like those two are.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:54 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I think people are voting against democrats and not necessarily for republicans. When this current group of republicans fails to do anything worthwhile, and possibly even make things worse, people will vote against them in a future election.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:55 pm to Draconian Sanctions
quote:You have such a warped idea of what this board is like.
Draconian Sanctions
Try reading this board's view on drugs, on gay marriage, on civil liberties. Then come back and defend your moonbat assertion that this board is full of "GOP Cheerleaders".
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:56 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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Dude, Rex of all people got banned from DU for being too conservative. That is a whole other level of crazy. TD isn't big enough of a crazy pussy to resort to that shite.
You would experience the same fate as well there.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:56 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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It was pretty disheartening to see so many voters approve of price controls on labor.
In Ak, it had already been passed by the legislature. What's even more strange, Dems voted against it and Republicans supported it. The initiative was to ensure it couldn't be repealed in a year LINK
Of course the article finds a way to bash Republicans no matter what they do.
This post was edited on 11/23/14 at 9:58 pm
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:57 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Goldfarb
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:09 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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You have such a warped idea of what this board is like.
Try reading this board's view on drugs, on gay marriage, on civil liberties. Then come back and defend your moonbat assertion that this board is full of "GOP Cheerleaders".
He's precisely one who sees the world as "us vs them" and one of the worst offenders
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:14 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Try reading this board's view on drugs, on gay marriage, on civil liberties. Then come back and defend your moonbat assertion that this board is full of "GOP Cheerleaders".
pretty much this
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:22 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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You have such a warped idea of what this board is like.
I've been posting here for 8 years at this point. I have a perfect understanding of what this board is about.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:24 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I could give a shite about what political "team" wins. I want the government out of my life. I want responsible people in office who will actually represent the interests of their voters. We need a balanced budget amendment and the destruction of the patriot act. I care about civil liberties and freedom. frick these politicians that see themselves as the ruling class.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:25 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Try reading this board's view on drugs, on gay marriage, on civil liberties. Then come back and defend your moonbat assertion that this board is full of "GOP Cheerleaders".
I'm aware that some of you pretend to be libertarians
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:26 pm to Draconian Sanctions
quote:Are you asserting that you aren't guilty of this also?
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
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Although voters may insist in the importance of their values and ideologies, they actually care less about policy and more that their team wins.
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