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HeadPen5724 t1_jaa1u4a wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Republicans in Vermont? by rolloofnormandy50

You can’t statistically get above 80% with out a majority of republicans and right leaning Independents voting for prop 5 and clearly that makes them different from many of their national colleagues 🤷🏼‍♂️.

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geo_walker t1_jaa1jl3 wrote

Reply to comment by 21stCenturyJanes in Republicans in Vermont? by rolloofnormandy50

Crazy republicans do live in Vermont.

From this article.

“Tarrant and at least two other candidates said the shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde were engineered by anti-American actors that have infiltrated the media, academia and government institutions, as part of a larger effort to usurp individual freedom and install a totalitarian government.”

“It’s the elites. The elites are orchestrating this — they’re throwing money at people and they’re getting desperate because they’re losing,” Tarrant said. “That’s my firm opinion.”

And yes people did vote for Kathy Tarrant. She lives in Waterbury so it’s not just the NEK or rural areas.

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HeadPen5724 t1_jaa1gvy wrote

Reply to comment by somedudevt in Republicans in Vermont? by rolloofnormandy50

So 18% of the state is crazy republicans… that leaves a whole lot of normal republicans in addition to right leaning independents that voted for prop 5 and weren’t “outnumbered.”

I don’t think being a truck mechanic is a qualification for political science. It clearly hasn’t helped with understanding how republicans that voted for prop 5 aren’t the same as national republicans 🤷🏼‍♂️

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somedudevt t1_jaa0c9d wrote

Reply to comment by HeadPen5724 in Republicans in Vermont? by rolloofnormandy50

Profession means proximity. If you work manual labor with blue collar coworkers and interact with blue collar folks you are closer to the poor white republicans. This poster is right that much of the VT Republican Party is as shit nuts as the rest of the national party. Republicans make up 30% of our state. 60+% of them are just as idiotic and insane as the national party.

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TheTowerBard t1_jaa017h wrote

Reply to comment by Nickmorgan19457 in Republicans in Vermont? by rolloofnormandy50

I'm of the opinion that if you DON'T care about party at every level you are a fool. Where do you think the folks that make it to the national level get their feet wet, Nicholas?

You also clearly haven't been paying attention the last whole bunch of years (20+ now) as the extreme right, white supremacist groups, and even the Qanon psychopaths have been encouraging their flock to run for local office and a school board positions. Sheesh.

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