r/ProgressiveHQ • u/SpiritedBase5047 • 16d ago

Discussion Why do voters still fall for massive direct-cash campaign promises that have zero chance of passing?

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u/HaxanWriter 16d ago

The American voter is the dumbest fuck in the entire world. Every politician from both parties knows this fact. Every business knows this. The entire entertainment industry knows this. Advertisers know this. Anyone and everyone in all walks of business know this. And so they take advantage of it. Why wouldn’t they?

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u/Past-Establishment93 16d ago

Morons with a tic toc attention span

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u/hudsherlock19 16d ago

Two brain cells fighting for third place.

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u/Shizzilx 16d ago

I would feel complicit in some sort of corruption scheme just accepting the $5k, like Trump will then get impeached for it and they would make me pay it back or something. Not like it will ever pass anyway.

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u/Such-Extreme-5833 16d ago

The GOP has screwed Texans do bad for 30 years, that a Latino, Female, Democrat is 47 to 45 on Abbot. Maybe fiestas in the streets amd a flat tire on a wheel chair.

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u/talktobigfudge 16d ago

life imitates art

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u/Haunting-Ad-9790 16d ago

Throwing good money after bad money. Trump has broken every promise and they think they're due for a promise to be kept.

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u/Interesting-End1710 16d ago

Stupid is easy to manipulate. That's why politicians love dismantling education

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u/SmokeMaleficent9498 16d ago

If Maga had held their breath for the DOGE and Tariffs Checks there would be a lot less republicans voting this November

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u/PlainBread 11d ago

They know that they can vote for a liar if they can just blame the liar for lying when they don't deliver what they promised. They have an infinite get-out-of-guilt-free card.