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[Zorra]

213. I don't get why straight white people would vote for Hillary Clinton.

For that matter, why would anyone, particularly the economically disadvantaged and/or working class folk, vote for Republicans?

They do nothing that is good whatsoever.

Makes no logical sense at all to me; but in this pseudo-democracy, I am resigned to the fact that others have different opinions than I have. These opinions somehow make sense to those who, from my POV, apparently vote against their own interests.

There are various reasons why individuals from any group vote the way they do. We're all just people. Like you, I am a reasonably well informed "policy and integrity" oriented voter. Obviously, not everyone is a reasonably well informed "policy and integrity" voter, or there would be no republican party.

We both know that the reasons people vote for who they vote for are myriad. Some people will even vote for a candidate because they have better hair than another candidate. Some because of the candidate's gender. I'm very sure there are more than a few people out there who won't vote for Hillary simply because she is a woman.

I suspect that there are even some women out there who will not vote for Hillary because she is a woman. Maybe they feel that they cannot vote for a woman because it goes against the tenets of their religion.

In general, this may seem illogical and unreasonable to many Democrats and left leaning independents, particularly reasonably informed policy and integrity oriented Dem and left leaning voters.

But it is what it is, and it ain't gonna change any time soon. In the meantime, it feels to me like the best course of action is for we Bernie supporters to spread the message of democratic equality, justice, and compassion, put ourselves in the voting majority, and significantly change our country and our world for the general benefit of everyone.