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What is wrong the the American electorate?
The Democrats promised to balance the budget by only raising taxes on the rich while increasing spending, this is impossible (search tax 1% revenue). Anyone who voted for a Democrat voted for someone who was lying to them, and unless they we ignorant of any facts they had to know they were being lied to.
The Republicans promised to balance the budget without raising taxes and with no massive spending cuts. Their magic bullet was eliminating exemptions which has been shown would not lead to enough extra revenue to come close to balancing the budget. They also lied to voters yet people willingly voted for them.
We have a two party system that lies to us and everyone knows it. Why do we keep voting these same people into office, is the American electorate not knowledgeable enough to make smart choices?
@ Alberto - So you are saying Republicans somehow make the Democrats ignorant of basic facts espoused by their own party?
8 Answers
- SW28fanLv 59 years agoFavorite Answer
If a politician was honest and said: "We face serious problems and all will have to make sacrifices" they would never get elected. Instead we get eloquent liars who always blame the other side.
I think we have reach the point of no return and am not at all optimistic about the future.
- Anonymous5 years ago
That might want to be an element of the reason that the Christian Revial has all started. 40 2 Million new Christians this 365 days!!! astounding. they are coming from everywhere. understanding that there has continuously been ability in numbers, the Church is now a pressure to be reckoned with. The social Darwinism and evolution hoaxes did not artwork, same to the G. Warming did not artwork.
- Anonymous9 years ago
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- Anonymous9 years ago
The Electorate knows nearly nothing about what is going on at every level of government. Most voters spend more time on things like Homer Simpson. That is how much consern they have. They will never listen to Republicans until we have a situation that looks simular to the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. The people here on this sight are almost as bad as the general public of which some likely didn't even know who was running against Obama.
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- Political EnigmaLv 69 years ago
The majority of the electorate is comprised of sheep. Red sheep. Blue sheep. It doesn't matter, all they know, hell all they WANT to know, they lap up from their respective party's trough. So in other words they wouldn't know a fact or an independent thought if it slapped them in the face while wearing spiked gloves
Source(s): Unbiased Reality - ?Lv 79 years ago
The GOP promised nothing of the sort. They used lies and fear to try to win the election and thankfully failed.
- emt_7608Lv 49 years ago
The only election Americans care about is the presidential election. Other than that, most don't participate in local and state elections.
- Anonymous9 years ago
It was set in place by the Republicans, without it, they would have no chance in hell in winning the election. So instead of having to manipulate polling places in every state, they could just focus on certain states to do the job.
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You make no sense kid.
