During the course of this election, how have your political views changed?
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Question: During the course of this election, how have your political views changed?
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They have become more conservative
 
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They have stayed the same
 
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They have become more liberal
 
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mistertheplague
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« Reply #75 on: December 08, 2016, 11:12:04 PM »

I am now in favor of having to pass a civics exam to be able to vote.
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« Reply #76 on: December 10, 2016, 06:10:49 AM »

I am now in favor of having to pass a civics exam to be able to vote.

The Democratic Party, deserves to lose with this logic.
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HagridOfTheDeep
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« Reply #77 on: December 10, 2016, 02:04:32 PM »

I am now in favor of having to pass a civics exam to be able to vote.

The Democratic Party, deserves to lose with this logic.

And what of the logic that deifies Fidel Castro? Roll Eyes
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« Reply #78 on: December 10, 2016, 02:14:27 PM »

That being said, I see the appeal of cutting off all of the support that flows from the coasts to the heartland, if only to show these folks how much they rely on the elites that they decry so much. If some temporary tough love is what it takes to show them that they should be voting for Democrats, well... so be it.

What a disgusting praise of the collective responsibility. Beside everything else, you do realize not just Trump voters would suffer from that? What about Democratic voters or underage? Let them suffer? Oh, or possibly have Trump voters and Hillary voters in these areas wear a cool identification signs to make a practical distinction.

I know you've been emotionally invested in Hillary running, but your blind hate toward thousands of people you never meet nor can understand their motivations and conditions they're facing if exactly what contributed to Democrats blowing this election. And it's just f**king inhumane.

You. Are. Supposed. To. Be. Better. Than. That.
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« Reply #79 on: December 10, 2016, 05:59:08 PM »

I don't think my political views have changed very much, but I've gone from a straight-ticket Republican to a disaffected one, and certain issues that I didn't pay much attention to before (such as my support for America's trade deals, and TPP) are now of paramount importance.
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« Reply #80 on: December 10, 2016, 10:06:23 PM »

I don't think my political views have changed very much, but I've gone from a straight-ticket Republican to a disaffected one, and certain issues that I didn't pay much attention to before (such as my support for America's trade deals, and TPP) are now of paramount importance.
I've sort of going in the exact opposite direction.  I was a very nominal Republican, but now I self-identify as a Republican and not "just a registered Republican".  I've become a protectionist in trade, and I have considered enforcement of immigration laws to be an important issue.

Over the years, I would often say I was a Democrat at heart.  There was truth to this; I was raised by a Democratic family, and I was the youngest Democratic committeeman in Suffolk County history, possibly even to this day.  In those days, one could be a Democrat and something of a social conservative.  Those days are gone; the Democratic Party is given over to the worst of social liberalism that is, in many ways, incompatible with the ethos of working class people. 
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« Reply #81 on: December 10, 2016, 11:36:12 PM »

I don't think my political views have changed very much, but I've gone from a straight-ticket Republican to a disaffected one, and certain issues that I didn't pay much attention to before (such as my support for America's trade deals, and TPP) are now of paramount importance.
I've sort of going in the exact opposite direction.  I was a very nominal Republican, but now I self-identify as a Republican and not "just a registered Republican".  I've become a protectionist in trade, and I have considered enforcement of immigration laws to be an important issue.

Over the years, I would often say I was a Democrat at heart.  There was truth to this; I was raised by a Democratic family, and I was the youngest Democratic committeeman in Suffolk County history, possibly even to this day.  In those days, one could be a Democrat and something of a social conservative.  Those days are gone; the Democratic Party is given over to the worst of social liberalism that is, in many ways, incompatible with the ethos of working class people. 

Makes sense; we're very different people and come from very different places. I'm much younger, first of all, and I was raised by a Republican family and have generally been active in College Republicans and like organizations. I don't find social liberalism to be particularly important, but it's certainly not offensive to me and probably counts as a (very minor) reason to vote for someone. Important issues to me are ensuring that our government is solvent and spends in a restrained manner and ensuring that America retains a powerful position in the world in support of liberal democracy (which is distinct from a hawkish position; I think the Clinton administration had a model foreign policy, and it was supported by many Republicans at the time). A large part of the Trump candidacy was built around downplaying the importance of both of these issues. I tend to think, generally, that the best-governed eras in recent (post-Cold War) American history were when there was a Democratic President and a Republican-controlled Congress; the Clinton/Gingrich and Obama/Boehner cohabitations.

I also think it's important to note that Hillary Clinton did in fact win working people; she backslid massively among the white working class, but she did better with Hispanics, treaded water with African-Americans, and still won the working class overall.
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« Reply #82 on: December 13, 2016, 03:12:56 AM »

My understanding of politics and the American electorate ahs definitely changed, but my political views have, I think, held steady.
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