I think @Wanderfound is right about the gerrymandering issue, actually and the role that plays in getting and keeping the GOP in power, especially on a state level. Here in GA, that literally just happened again, with some previously very white, very middle class districts getting some more diversity and the district lines being moved to preserve that white, middle class demographic.
This is common practice and is more blatant now that the voting rights act has been effectively gutted. [quote=“tlwest, post:15, topic:98161”]
I’m unwilling to assume that a huge number of Americans (or any group) are either deeply stupid or just simply evil, so I’ll stick with sociological speculation about culture.
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Honestly, I think that they (we?) are smart enough to see the corruption in the system and are seeking out ways around that. They also realize that the rot is in both sides, and are willing to try anything to get it out. They just don’t see how Trump himself is actually still connected to that rot. They assumed that his wealth and temperament would mean he could be free of this rot, but they were wrong, because he is a core part of the larger rot of American inequality.
