Posted by jay on November 4, 2004, at 16:54:10
In reply to Re: Who are all these people voting for Bush???? » jay, posted by Dinah on November 2, 2004, at 23:48:02
> Do you get CNN? The numbers actually say the exact opposite. The very wealthy voted for Kerry more than Bush. The middle class voted more for Bush. People voted against their perceived economic interests in favor of voting for their cultural values - on both sides.
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> Americans for the most part voted for what they thought was right. You may not agree with 51% of them as to what was right. But I see no reason not to respect people following their consciences.
>Not from the numbers I got from "The Economic Times". They rolled in Bush's tax cuts (which most only went to the top percentile of the wealthiest people), as well as to corporations and their tax shelters. Bush used smoke and mirrors to pretend he could handle the economy...but he hasn't...and won't, and Bill Clinton left him a legacy of a great economy, with only George to screw it up and bring in massive debt. And that debt is growing by the second. He doesn't care about us 'average' and 'below average' income people (well..I live in Canada...so I am somewhat looked after:-). How any working person could vote for him is beyond me...it really is.
Jay
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