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MSNBC host: Trump supporters 'vote pretty selfishly'
The Hill ^ | 08/30/18 | Joe Concha

Posted on 08/30/2018 2:23:38 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

MSNBC hosts linked President Trump's approval rating with people who vote based on "what’s going to give me more money in my pockets" on Thursday.

MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle also said "a lot of people vote pretty selfishly" when it comes to supporting Trump.

“While we could find or do find the president’s constant lying or lawlessness or reprehensible behavior morally unacceptable, a lot of people vote pretty selfishly, and they say, ‘What’s going to give me more money in my pockets?’” Ruhle said in opening a segment with billionaire Tom Steyer.

“Or what’s going to make abortion illegal, or what’s going to make sure that my Second Amendment rights stay the same, and clearly, that adds up to enough people that the president still has something akin to 40 percent of the electorate in polls," added co-anchor Ali Velshi.

Trump is currently sitting at 43.3 percent in the Real Clear Politics average of major polls, a 6.2 rise since December of 2017 before the GOP tax bill was passed. In a breakdown of respondents, his approval among Republicans is consistently high and consistently low among Democrats.

Steyer, though, pointed to enthusiasm he's seeing in voters opposing Trump that's helping to increase Democratic turnout in elections. He dismissed Trump's approval rating as "constant but at a low level."

"What we are seeing is great passion," he said, pointing to Florida's recent election. "And Florida is a perfect example, Stephanie. A seventy percent increase in Democratic turnout last Tuesday. What that says is, people are deeply upset with this administration, deeply upset with their policies, and deeply upset with their lawlessness.”

Steyer, 61, is a former hedge from manager from San Francisco that has since become one of the most active Democratic donors in the country.


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KEYWORDS: 4thestate5thcolumn; domesticenemies; enemiesofthepeople; fakenews; msnbc; propaganda; stephanieruhle; tomsteyer; trump
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Most people vote based on self-interests.

Did people who wanted ObamaCare want it for everyone or did they believe they were going get 'better, cheaper' healthcare coverage for themselves?

I guess we're supposed to vote socialist so 'everyone' benefits.

1 posted on 08/30/2018 2:23:38 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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Well, you know, we’re just “selfish” deportable who simply aren’t as good as the other party - you know, the one that approves of every perversion you can think of and murdering little babies.


2 posted on 08/30/2018 2:26:21 PM PDT by Pravious
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To: yesthatjallen

“It’s the economy, stupid.” Remember that?


3 posted on 08/30/2018 2:26:31 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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Of course all rich and successful are so fricking selfish in leaving the not so rich behind. /S


4 posted on 08/30/2018 2:27:24 PM PDT by entropy12 (Trump/Pence 2020)
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[sarc]

Because using the government to confiscate wealth from those who have earned it and distributing it to those who have not is ... selfless.

[/sarc]


5 posted on 08/30/2018 2:27:38 PM PDT by taxcontrol
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wanting the best for your descendants = selfish

giving away everything to savage people unrelated to you = noble


6 posted on 08/30/2018 2:28:57 PM PDT by GraceG ("Q is not a Cult, you can safely leave at any time, unlike Islam")
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Wasn’t that Bernie’s whole platform? And the witch’s lip service to the little people?


7 posted on 08/30/2018 2:29:15 PM PDT by Jaded (Pope Francis? Not really a fan... miss the last guy who recognized how Islam spread... the sword.ag)
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To: yesthatjallen

Projection much? The democrat side has all the people with their hands out for the “free stuff”.


8 posted on 08/30/2018 2:29:40 PM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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Everybody in the world listens to the same radio station ... WII-FM.


9 posted on 08/30/2018 2:29:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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It’s funny how the world works best when people are left to pursue their own self-interests. People do what they have a passion for and do best. People engage in free trade and transactions that benefit both parties best. People make more money, have better lives, and are better able to donate to the charities of their choice. Somehow the “invisible hand” guides the overall system to better choices and outcomes for all when people are free to pursue their dreams.

It’s called FREEDOM!


10 posted on 08/30/2018 2:29:59 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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How did Steyer get rich? He certainly isn’t smart.


11 posted on 08/30/2018 2:31:18 PM PDT by txrefugee
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Yup - when I saw that unemployment among the minorities, including ex-cons, was at an all time low, first thing I said to myself was, “That selfish b@stard.”


12 posted on 08/30/2018 2:34:10 PM PDT by JudyinCanada
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i know i vote for whichever i feel is best for my family.


13 posted on 08/30/2018 2:34:16 PM PDT by ronniesgal ( I wonder what his FR handle is??)
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Memo To Joe Concha:

Click the Pic

14 posted on 08/30/2018 2:34:33 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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While we could find or do find the president’s Fake News' constant lying or lawlessness or reprehensible behavior morally unacceptable, a lot of people vote pretty selfishly, and they say, ‘What’s going to give me more money in my pockets?’ ”

Projection doesn't get much purer than that.

15 posted on 08/30/2018 2:34:47 PM PDT by Paladin2
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Yes we do. We vote selfishly for the American Citizen.

What benefits us on the right, benefits those on the Left too.

They’re just too ignorant to realize it.

Conservatives aren’t the only ones getting jobs, tax cuts, and improved lives.


16 posted on 08/30/2018 2:35:01 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs)
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And the left votes based on the freebies they are promised.

What’s the difference?

The difference is, Conservatives vote on the OPPORTUNITY to do better, liberal vote on getting freebies without having to work.

Remember, the best way to befuddle a liberal is to hide his food stamps under his work boots.


17 posted on 08/30/2018 2:36:04 PM PDT by FrankR (IF it wasn't for the "F-word", and it's deritiives, the left would have no message at all.)
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MSNBC supporters 'vote pretty selfishly'


18 posted on 08/30/2018 2:36:15 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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Every person does, or should, vote selfishly.

MSNBC should read, “Atlas Shrugged”.


19 posted on 08/30/2018 2:36:40 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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I love how it is selfish to keep MY money. But in no way is it selfish to want other people’s money.
/sarcasm

My tag line has applied for years


20 posted on 08/30/2018 2:36:54 PM PDT by laxcoach (Government is greedy. Taxpayers who want their own money are not greedy.)
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