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I realized this when I did some extensive canvassing for a Democratic candidate (because it paid well). Americans do not even vote ideologically. A prime example of how voting and most electoral work is utterly pointless.
You can draw a direct line from the general sentiment that drinking a beer would be less pleasurable in the presence of Al Gore vs George W Bush and shit like ISIS bulldozing Palmyra. Shit sucks lmao I hate it here