Let's say you're a white person with a high school education who believes every word in the Bible is literally true. The chances that you voted for Donnie Diddlysquat are probably better than 60 out of 100. Now let's say you also believe that white people and Christians are being persecuted, and you get nearly all of your information from Fox News and conversations at the hardware store. Now the odds that you're a Donnie deplorable are more like 85 out of 100. If you also live in some rural red state shithole like Mississippi, Alabama, Utah, or Idaho, we're looking at 98 out of 100.
If you have a high school diploma, believe everything in the Bible is literally true, and get all your information from Fox News and your buddies, we've pretty well confirmed that deep analytical reasoning isn't your bag, and you'll believe anything if you hear it repeated on TV or in church often enough.
Republican politicians spent a lot of time and money on studies identifying the kind of people most likely to vote for them. They know most of the people they need to win elections will believe anything when they hear it repeatedly on TV or talk radio. They know they can win based on what they say, and what they actually do isn't very important to the people whose votes they depend on.
That's why GOP politicians are the way they are, and it's why we're in the mess we're in with Donnie Diddlysquat. Look at who's voting for them.
If you have a high school diploma, believe everything in the Bible is literally true, and get all your information from Fox News and your buddies, we've pretty well confirmed that deep analytical reasoning isn't your bag, and you'll believe anything if you hear it repeated on TV or in church often enough.
Republican politicians spent a lot of time and money on studies identifying the kind of people most likely to vote for them. They know most of the people they need to win elections will believe anything when they hear it repeatedly on TV or talk radio. They know they can win based on what they say, and what they actually do isn't very important to the people whose votes they depend on.
That's why GOP politicians are the way they are, and it's why we're in the mess we're in with Donnie Diddlysquat. Look at who's voting for them.
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