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42. So you want Soviet style price controls on gas and electricity?

Fri Nov 8, 2024, 03:24 PM

Nov 2024

Good luck. Those guys in the tool trucks you're talking about mostly voted for Trump, especially in Northern California. Their Orange Mussolini doesn't believe in price controls. And drilling in our national parks will not bring down the price of gas.

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Trump wins the White House in political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters [View all] James48 Nov 2024 OP

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Needs a freedom seed. Or 2. nt cactusfractal Nov 2024 #2

So the polls were disappointingly accurate but we didn't want to believe it IronLionZion Nov 2024 #3

I feel sick Rizen Nov 2024 #4

Misogyny played a central role wolfie001 Nov 2024 #11

Agree. They managed to get it together & vote for Obama twice. TBF Nov 2024 #30

Thanks for agreeing wolfie001 Nov 2024 #31

Remember what Benjamin Franklin said, when colorado_ufo Nov 2024 #12

Help me make sense of this Snoopy 7 Nov 2024 #5

Packed stadiums don't win elections. That was one of the discussions on MSNBC at some point today. jimfields33 Nov 2024 #27

Wisconsin? WTF? mountain grammy Nov 2024 #6

The Wisconsin Democrat chair INdemo Nov 2024 #35

That was just too easy for Trump INdemo Nov 2024 #7

Agree crimycarny Nov 2024 #14

What "appeal" to "frustrated voters"? Montauk6 Nov 2024 #8

I wish I could understand exactly what they're frustrated about. Lonestarblue Nov 2024 #16

Grocery prices went down but not enough. jimfields33 Nov 2024 #28

Groceries and most importantly GAS are still high The Mouth Nov 2024 #38

How do you propose lowering the price of all groceries without instituting price controls? SunSeeker Nov 2024 #40

Screw PG&E and screw anyone who doesn't think they are thieves. The Mouth Nov 2024 #41

So you want Soviet style price controls on gas and electricity? SunSeeker Nov 2024 #42

Frustrated or just plain stupid? ificandream Nov 2024 #9

The maga morons want price relief with food and housing so they elect a shyster rip-off artist wolfie001 Nov 2024 #10

Most Americans have not experienced living under a regime or know what it's like to live under one. The majority are onetexan Nov 2024 #13

Very true wolfie001 Nov 2024 #17

We will all rue the day we let Trump back into the Oval Office. Lasher Nov 2024 #15

The "frustrated voters" DemonGoddess Nov 2024 #18

Failure of Black and Hispanic HighFired49 Nov 2024 #29

"In the end, the election was about despair." TheRickles Nov 2024 #19

sorry, exactly HOW does Trump fix DESPAIR? Skittles Nov 2024 #23

He harnesses the emotion but doesn't address or resolve the cause. TheRickles Nov 2024 #24

HE IS A FUCKING CON MAN Skittles Nov 2024 #25

Yep. TheRickles Nov 2024 #26

I call B.S. SpikeDash Nov 2024 #20

Also impeached twice and was adjudicated for sexual assault..... Let's just add that in to. Didn't matter at all. Evolve Dammit Nov 2024 #21

ROOTED IN SEXISM AND RACISM Skittles Nov 2024 #22

I hate headlines like this! Idiotic, racist, sexist bigoted voters.. ananda Nov 2024 #32

A frustrated voter whose idea of making things better is to elect a spoiled infant. OldBaldy1701E Nov 2024 #33

Don't know who wrote the headline for this post; Dyedinthewoolliberal Nov 2024 #34

LOL, they think they are frustrated now 4catsmom Nov 2024 #36

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"Frustrated voters" aka MRAs, incels, and racists/xenophobes. n/t valleyrogue Nov 2024 #39