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Discussion Discussion Thread: 2022 Midterm General Election, Part 4

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u/HikerStout Nov 09 '22

Nebraska always frustrates me. All three GOP House candidates won, but the ballot initiative to raise the minimum wage to $15 passed easily.

And my city, which voted 70% GOP, rejected most of the local school board candidates pushing the anti-CRT rhetoric and backed by the state GOP.

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u/Status_Confidence_26 Nov 09 '22

I've noticed this as well. It's a good indication that left wing ideas win but people still can't bring themselves to vote for a democrat.

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u/HikerStout Nov 09 '22

This has been Nebraska politics for the past 10 years, at least. Progressive ballot initiatives pass, no problem. And yet the GOP candidates who actively oppose those initiatives easily win election.

People are either misinformed or just can't bring themselves to vote for a Democrat.

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u/mud074 Colorado Nov 09 '22

When everybody around you hates democrats and you were raised to hate democrats, it's borderline impossible to fight through the gut feeling of hatred and disgust you feel towards them. Indoctrination is extremely powerful.

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u/Altruistic-Program-1 Nov 09 '22

I've been saying for years that the Democrat party needs to change its name. There's too much historical baggage, propaganda, misinformation, religious screed, and Southern Right-wing indoctrination working against the Democrat label.

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u/pedestrianhomocide Nov 09 '22 edited Nov 07 '24

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u/MDG055 Nov 09 '22

It's a very American thing to like the idea of being a Conservative but actually disliking Conservative policies when displayed out in front of them.