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[–] Hobbes_Dent 54 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The responses included:

“I feel like Trump and you are both real.”

“I feel that you both are outsiders compared to the rest of DC, and less ‘establishment.’”

“It’s real simple... Trump and you care for the working class.”

“Trump is going to get us the money and let’s men have a voice. You’re brilliant and have amazing passion!”

[–] emax_gomax 38 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Trump doesn't fit in with republicans because he's objectively insane and will disregard any and all rules and conventions to get what he wants.

AOC doesn't fit in with Democrats because she's not from a rich family, seems to have actually had a minimum wage job and seems to want to actually improve the middle and lower classes lives instead of submit to corporations and collectively disregard what the voter base actually wants.

It is so depressing people see both of these as equivalently important.

[–] joker125 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sadly, the average American really is just stupid

[–] _stranger_ 4 points 1 week ago

I feel like a specific half of the population is really dragging that average down.