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The king Bernie Sanders based take. (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them. While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they’re right.
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[–] 16 points 2 years ago (3 children)

A lot of my in-laws are Trump supporters, but do you know who they support more than Trump? Bernie. They want a lot of the same things that progressives do. Obviously there are Trump supporters that are racists and fascists, but I'd bet the majority just want a better deal for the working class, and they fell for Trump's promise that he's the one to do it.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    That's quite interesting that there is a lot of cross over between Trump and Bernie, but Trump does at least pretend to care about the working class.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    The average voter is living paycheck to paycheck, just trying to make ends meet. They see executives making billions while the US government is spending trillions on military equipment, and meanwhile, they're seeing the prices of basic necessities skyrocket and they're just trying to figure out how to live.

    This person may vote for Trump, or just sit out the election because they don't think either candidate cares about them. It's not about whether you're progressive enough or centrist enough, it's about speaking to the biggest problem: wealth inequality.

    Will the Democrats figure this out? I guess we'll see in 3 years.

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