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Aristus

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5. Appalachian struggles?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 08:42 PM

Jan 1

It's not a struggle. They consciously and deliberately vote for the people who are making their lives worse. I don't imagine they struggle at all over who they want to vote for.

And when they keep right on struggling in life, election cycle after election cycle after election cycle, they keep right on voting for the wrong candidates.

No more nose to cut off, I'm guessing.

Some struggle...

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