Posted on 11/16/2022 10:28:41 AM PST by SeekAndFind
In this post-election haze, many conservatives are understandably confused. If the economy was such a high-priority issue, and the Democrats were mostly responsible for the runaway inflation -- why didn’t the Republican’s win more seats? Efforts to lay the blame at the doorstop of Donald Trump is pointless and a wasted exercise. Pointing to abortion as a key issue deflects from the real issue at hand.
The cause of the election loss is relatively simple -- Americans have not suffered enough pain with this economy -- yet.
Inflation hits everyone -- it is an indiscriminate irritant that impacts people regardless of class, race, or any other social divider. It is bad, everyone knows the actual rate of inflation is higher than what the government has reported. Inflation is experienced every day, on every shopping trip. Over a third of the country saw their retirement funds take hits that will require years to recover from as the stock market attempted to react to the inflationary spending out of Washington, D.C.
The problem is, that while inflation is frustrating, Americans haven’t felt the real pains of a down economy. Inflation is something that people manage. They purchase less, or change what they spend money on. Instead of purchasing an expensive six-pack of craft beer, people will buy a less expensive beer. Rather than buy steak, they will purchase alternatives to ease the pain. The number of nights eating out is reduced or the restaurants that are chosen are less expensive. The bottom line is that no one is starving as a result of the current inflation. Inflation is a force that can be mitigated -- it can be coped with.
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From an election perspective, that meant they could still vote for Democrats, despite their guilt in causing this economic downturn. The electorate could vote on hope that the economy will somehow straighten itself out. They could embrace the illusion that they would get their student loans paid off, that America would go green, and that it might all just work out. For many, the economy just wasn’t bad enough for them to change their voting patterns.
like i been saying
the voters are gonna have to take a lot more pain
before they say
this aint right
Choices:
1. It is as you say.
2. Massive voter fraud negated Red Wave.
It looked like in the Midterms, the issue of abortion rights took priority over inflation, crime and border security. At least, here in NY where I live, most politicians including Kathy Hochul kept beating the abortion drum.
For Gen Z-ers, most of who are registered independent, it was the prospect of college loan forgiveness that drove them towards Democrats and motivated them to vote.
It looked like in the Midterms, the issue of abortion rights took priority over inflation, crime and border security. At least, here in NY where I live, most politicians including Kathy Hochul kept beating the abortion drum.
For Gen Z-ers, most of who are registered independent, it was the prospect of college loan forgiveness that drove them towards Democrats and motivated them to vote.
“Americans have not suffered enough pain with this economy — yet.”
‘Yet’ being the operative word, which gives me hope for 2024. MAGA! I agree with what you said. Life is still pretty easy in America.
Also, Socialist Democrat voters are getting most of their stuff paid for by Mother Government. Who’s going to want to jump off THAT Gravy Train?
Well, this narrative sucks ... but it’s better than Americans were upset their baby murdering might be curtailed.
Agreed, not quite yet 1980 when Reagan was able to really come out in front of people and ask if they are truly better off at that time compared to when Jimmy Carter started his term in office.
Many Republicans running didn’t talk about Covid and the lockdowns enough IMO.
Liberals caused this economic crisis with their mandated closures.
Liberals will say.. but this is a world wide economic crisis... to which I reply ... YES!! because liberals took their idiot idea to shut everything down world wide!!!!!
Nothing government can do can fix this now except for what it is already doing. Gradually raising interest rates until they strangle the economy and entice enough people to take their money and put it into long term savings.
Maybe it was because Republicans offered no policies or plans. Their campaign was blame the Dems. The Dems campaign was Abortion and Trump. That kind of campaign results in nothing more than a standoff. In 1994 Gingrich and the GOP provided a detailed plan. That and 50 years of Dems in control led to the restructuring of Congress. In 2010 the Tea Party led with the ideas of smaller govt, lower tax, greater individual liberty and the Dems ked with govt overreach. This time both sides led with blame the other guy.
Nah, Americans are just stupid.
Demographic analysis of fraudulent elections is like financial analysis of corporations after the chief executive flees to the Bahamas with all the loot.
;-)
In Arizona, there was a LOT of cheating.
“Americans are just stupid.”
There is that for sure.
I was stunned how many otherwise reasonable folks fell for the vaccine propaganda.
It totally crushed whatever little faith I had left in my fellow humans.
Pain right around the corner....2023 and likely into 2024.
It takes a while for the useful idiots to get the message.
Just spoke to a fellow conservative at work about this. He said the libs he has run into say that the economic impact is “just something we have to get through to get it to a better place, and we all must do our part.”
So, the gaslighting and brainwashing appears to be working as designed.
supposedly liberals were so fed up with hochul that they were ‘going to vote zeldin’- obviously that didnt happen-
Well if Bezos’ prediction is correct, people will be hurting next year.
Me too. It was the masks for me. I’d have never guessed you could get Americans in masks like the Japanese.
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