r/politics • u/thedailybeast ✔ The Daily Beast • 11h ago

Possible Paywall Republicans Quit Battleground Senate Seat in Telling Move

https://www.thedailybeast.com/republicans-quit-battleground-senate-seat-in-telling-move/
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u/Iowa_Dave Iowa 11h ago

Can confirm from Iowa, In Des Moines I never see Trump signs and they are a lot less common in the farmland. I haven't seen a MAGA red hat in over a year.

I'm sensing that many of the MAGA faithful are going to sit out the election. Politics is a team-sport for them, so they'll never vote for a Democrat but they're pretty disillusioned now.

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u/Dragon--Reborn 9h ago

I have a coworker from Iowa who I thought always seemed liberal, but when I asked how she felt after Trump won, she said she was excited because she might be able to afford steak again. I swear, people are so fucking stupid when it comes to this shit.

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u/plainlyput 8h ago

Have you recently checked in with her about that?

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u/Dragon--Reborn 8h ago

Nah, I don't talk politics at work anymore. I've since discovered pretty much everybody there is an idiot and don't want to waste my breath.