Dare ObasanjoI used to think it was condescending and patronizing to describe people as voting against their own interests.
However seeing people literally cheering on a billionaire dismantling the regulatory state has left me no choice but to agree. They did.
Ray Jepson@carnage4life progressive policies have been quite popular in the US, including in the square states, for 20-30 years. It's notable that Nebraska voters approved the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, which mandates more sick leave for workers, in the same election where they overwhelmingly voted for #Trump.
However, the brand-voters are difficult to move and the low information voters are unreachable.
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I wouldn't blame Americans only though: Britons, weighed down by a sluggish economy, decided thre best thing to do was to cut the sails of the EU and see if that would speed the boat up. Anyone who read about the issue for 20 minutes would have voted to stay in.
Here in #Quebec, we're likely going to vote a separatist party in the next election, although separatism is at all time lows.
Voters being irrational should always be the starting point.