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Originally Posted By u/Particular_Log_3594 At 2025-03-23 11:53:01 AM | Source


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[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 57 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The republicans fear their base, the democrats loathe their base.

[–] Draces@lemmy.world 51 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Republicans definitely loathe their base

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 15 points 4 days ago

Maybe, but the fear prevents them from expressing as much; they regularly change their positions and messaging to match whatever the rabid hogs that make up the core of their base are baying for.

Meanwhile democrats see it as a virtue to stand up to their base. West Wing has done irreparable damage to their brains.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago

they fear and loath them.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml -1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

that because republicans will stop voting for them in a hearbeat; while democrats will also vote blue no matter who ... and what.

[–] Draces@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Dems literally just lost because their base didn't show up what are you talking about?

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

they lost the presidential election, we still have mostly the same dems as before

[–] Draces@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

we still have mostly the same dems as before

What does that have to do with Dems always voting blue when they clearly didn't? To remind you what your point was since you seem to have forgotten:

democrats will also vote blue no matter who … and what.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

it's simple: they either vote blue or they don't vote

[–] Draces@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yes and not voting blue is the antithesis of:

vot[ing] blue no matter who

But also, Republicans vote Red or don't vote. It's in the name. You keep making meaningless points.