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turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 08:46 AM Mar 2020

Trump given a pass on coronavirus epidemic by swing voters who

only see it as a financial issue: report

Published 1 min ago on March 14, 2020
By Tom Boggioni

According to a report from Axios, a focus group of voters in swing state Minnesota showed that many of them are willing to absolve Donald Trump for his bumbling response to the coronavirus pandemic as long as the stock market bounces back.

While noting that the group is a small sample, that included “10 voters who flipped from Barack Obama in 2012 to Trump in 2016 and one who switched from Mitt Romney in 2012 to Hillary Clinton in 2016,” the report points out a surprising take by some voters as the country deals with the health crisis.

According to Alexi McCammond of Axios, “These participants said they were not concerned about catching coronavirus, much less dying from it. But they were concerned about their financial investments taking a hit as a result of investor and consumer panic and disease containment practices, and they were uneasy about recent stock market hits.”

One focus group participant identified only as Crystal T. explained, “I think he has a limited impact on the economy as a whole, especially in the world economy. So I think coronavirus is a temporary thing. It’s not going to affect anything long term, and it wouldn’t affect my decision of voting for him or not.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/trump-given-a-pass-on-coronavirus-epidemic-by-swing-voters-who-only-see-it-as-a-financial-issue-report/

And these people are walking among us, they are fucking just as insane has him......................if they get sick, they do not and I repeat do not ask for any assistance..............................if it wasn't for Nancy Pelosi they would not get any assistance from there fucking traitor..............................JFC..........................

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Trump given a pass on coronavirus epidemic by swing voters who (Original Post) turbinetree Mar 2020 OP
Mike Allen! True Blue American Mar 2020 #1
Ask them about that in May. ...nt 2naSalit Mar 2020 #2
Yep GreenPartyVoter Mar 2020 #4
How do we know they really flipped Proud liberal 80 Mar 2020 #3
Noise... stillcool Mar 2020 #5

True Blue American

(17,984 posts)
1. Mike Allen!
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 08:49 AM
Mar 2020

What else needs to be said? He is trying to pretend to be neutral. MSNBC has embraced his Axios.

I do not.

Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts)
3. How do we know they really flipped
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 08:53 AM
Mar 2020

Their votes....I always question people like this, may be attention seekers.

stillcool

(32,626 posts)
5. Noise...
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 10:01 AM
Mar 2020

10 people? Ten people from Minnesota are worthy of ink because they are more concerned with money. Why do I read this stuff?

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