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The media never captures how voters are exactly this fickle. My Asian mom voted for Trump both times but shared Michelle Obama's speeches to all her friends and said she wished Michelle ran. (hexbear.net)

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

foreign policy has absolutely zero impact on how Americans vote

I'd say it's more:

There are rarely big party differences in foreign policy due to both parties supporting versions of imperialism -- for instance neither party is campaigning on even an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
More people care about domestic policy than foreign policy, so there's a concerted effort at all levels of both parties and in the media to focus more on domestic issues.

A big chunk of voters do care -- look at all the protests against Israel, look at all the anti-war sentiment against Iraq and Vietnam -- there are just huge factors steamrolling those opinions before they can be a deciding factor.