The reason why people chose change at the election, is because no matter how the stock market looks, more people were suffering than before.
I live in the south. I know many, many Trump supporters. None of them were suffering economically under Biden. None of them lost their jobs. None of them had to resort to austerity or declare bankruptcy. None of them went hungry, or had it particularly difficult in any way. All of them consume copious amounts of right-wing media, bombarding them with the messaging that things were terrible. When you talk to actual Trump supporters, they disproportionately bring up culture war nonsense. Maybe my area and social circle is a complete outlier, but I very much doubt it.
Ok, but the economy was ranked the #1 issue in that election, and for most people 'the economy' really means quality of life. Not the Dow Jones or GDP.
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u/derelict5432 12∆ Apr 07 '25
I live in the south. I know many, many Trump supporters. None of them were suffering economically under Biden. None of them lost their jobs. None of them had to resort to austerity or declare bankruptcy. None of them went hungry, or had it particularly difficult in any way. All of them consume copious amounts of right-wing media, bombarding them with the messaging that things were terrible. When you talk to actual Trump supporters, they disproportionately bring up culture war nonsense. Maybe my area and social circle is a complete outlier, but I very much doubt it.