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> I know quite a few Trump voters that only care to vote for him and couldn't explain any coherent policy reason for preferring him Perhaps the reasons can't b

> I know quite a few Trump voters that only care to vote for him and couldn't explain any coherent policy reason for preferring him Perhaps the reasons can't be mentioned in polite company.

_heimdall 2y ago
I assume you mean they're racist. Yes I do know one openly racist person who happened to vite for Trump. I don't think he voted for Trump for that reason though, he's just been a republican voter for decades if I'm not mistaken.
- sangnoir 2y ago
  No, I mean they'd rather not verbalize why they want Trump in office. Like one of his voters mentioned during his first term when she felt he wasn't "hurting who he's supposed to". A surprising number of Trump voters see him as a tool for retribution against various groups the voters' feel animosity towards. Saying this outright is probably something most are not comfortable to say to you, so they stay vague and non-specific.
  - _heimdall 2y ago
    Gotcha, I totally misread that one. I would assume the same goes for some Democratic voters as well. There's a lot of hate thrown across the aisle in both directions these days. Maybe it comes more frequently from Trump's supporters, I don't know, but I've been surprised by how much blatant disregard, disrespect, and animosity I've heard from those on the left. The idea of voting for Trump was so foreign to many in the Biden/Harris bubble that anyone willing to vote for Trump must have been crazy or less than. I didn't vote for Trump (or Harris), but working in the tech industry and mostly around people who would consider themselves progressive or liberal has been pretty eye opening the last few elections. Everyone wants to be inclusive unless its political and they strongly disagree with the other side.
    - sangnoir 2y ago
      > I would assume the same goes for some Democratic voters as well That's an interesting idea. Care to expound on who some Democratic voters were eager for Kamala to "hurt"?

> I know quite a few Trump voters that only care to vote for him and couldn't explain any coherent policy reason for preferring him Perhaps the reasons can't be mentioned in polite company.

_heimdall 2y ago

I assume you mean they're racist. Yes I do know one openly racist person who happened to vite for Trump. I don't think he voted for Trump for that reason though, he's just been a republican voter for decades if I'm not mistaken.

sangnoir 2y ago
No, I mean they'd rather not verbalize why they want Trump in office. Like one of his voters mentioned during his first term when she felt he wasn't "hurting who he's supposed to". A surprising number of Trump voters see him as a tool for retribution against various groups the voters' feel animosity towards. Saying this outright is probably something most are not comfortable to say to you, so they stay vague and non-specific.
- _heimdall 2y ago
  Gotcha, I totally misread that one. I would assume the same goes for some Democratic voters as well. There's a lot of hate thrown across the aisle in both directions these days. Maybe it comes more frequently from Trump's supporters, I don't know, but I've been surprised by how much blatant disregard, disrespect, and animosity I've heard from those on the left. The idea of voting for Trump was so foreign to many in the Biden/Harris bubble that anyone willing to vote for Trump must have been crazy or less than. I didn't vote for Trump (or Harris), but working in the tech industry and mostly around people who would consider themselves progressive or liberal has been pretty eye opening the last few elections. Everyone wants to be inclusive unless its political and they strongly disagree with the other side.
  - sangnoir 2y ago
    > I would assume the same goes for some Democratic voters as well That's an interesting idea. Care to expound on who some Democratic voters were eager for Kamala to "hurt"?