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[–] 18 points 2 days ago* (1 child)

What about all the unions who fought for healthcare?

-My dad, justifying voting for Hillary and later Biden in the primaries.

Every election it was "yes, the left have policy that would directly benefit us, but the moderates won't vote for that so I shouldn't either."

Well except when he voted Bush thinking he would get lower taxes.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    “Moderates” is always such a silly term to me. They’re not actually moderate; their beliefs are corporate extremism.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago

    Its not even a real thing. There is no contingent of voters who will vote for "means-tested subsidies to buy health insurance from 1 of 50 marketplaces based on what your family's expected healthcare needs are and employer contribution", but won't vote for free healthcare. There is no "help Israel do only a little genocide" vote.

    But every time, cable news would dupe the poor man into voting for what some imaginary moderate wanted instead of policy that materially benefits everyone.

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