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I'm a Democrat (or a bleeding-heart liberal if you will). I completely understand why people voted for Trump. I'm simply puzzled as to why many of the poor folk

I'm a Democrat (or a bleeding-heart liberal if you will). I completely understand why people voted for Trump. I'm simply puzzled as to why many of the poor folks who voted for him would do so, as his election is clearly not going to help anyone who isn't in his tax bracket.

Stryder 10y ago
Because an obviously incompetent hustler feels like the lesser of two evils compared to a well qualified snake who's secretly stabbing you in the back. Not saying it's rational, or correct, or wise. Just saying that I'm pretty sure that's how people feel.
metaphorm 10y ago
economic self-interest is not even close to the top priority of people when making their voting decisions.
AnimalMuppet 10y ago
For many people, voting for an insider felt like voting for the status quo. Hillary was definitely an insider, and was from the same party as the sitting president. If your current conditions are terrible, why vote for more of the same? Note well: I agree that electing Trump won't actually help these people whatsoever. But honestly, I'm not sure that electing Hillary would have helped them very much either...