just another bunch of stupid statistics.
I drive a Prius. I’m so anti-socialism it pisses off my teacher sister.
Why do I have a Prius? It ain’t the “environment”. It’s because when I needed a car I was driving an hour one way. The Prius AVERAGED 51 MPG those 3 years and I got it to 62MPG on one tank with careful acceleration and a lot of off hour driving. I saved enough money on gas that I practical.
Assuming 50MPG vs 25 MPG for any other car and a 50 mile one way trip, 5 days a week for 50 weeks over 3 years. At an average rate of $2.50/gallon - I saved $15000 in those 3 years. I paid right at $20,000 for the car including taxes and fees. So since I’ve had the car another 3 years since then - even not driving the same distance for the other 2 (though close) in 5 years I have paid for the car.
I don’t buy my vehicles, food, etc due to my political views. I buy things based off the practical value. People who do otherwise are not economically prudent. If a company is being boycotted for a political reason - I take advantage of the price reductions... provided I need something from them.
Yes - I could be an outlier - but I really doubt the majority of people spend that much time considering a companies politics prior to purchase. They look at value, cost, etc.
Or they’re looking at what they need. Urban dwellers tend to vote leftist and need city-friendly cars.
Right-voting flyover country seems to like pick-up trucks and has more need of them than a city-dweller does.
This article doesn’t imply that correlation equals causation, but there is a correspondence. IOW, voting leftist doesn’t make you buy a Prius, but if you buy a Prius, there’s an 86% chance you vote leftwing.