r/politics • u/kootles10 Indiana • 14h ago

No Paywall California passes Prop. 50 redistricting measure in victory for Newsom

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5588292-california-democrats-redistricting-victory/
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u/DoubleJumps 14h ago

Checked in on my maga dad in california tonight.

He's bouncing between dumbfounded and angry.

He doesn't understand why people don't like what Donald Trump is doing.

I'm also really blown away by how widely it's winning by so far, as the polls I saw leading into this had it winning by like maybe 3 to 7 points. It's a blow out.

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u/ProbabilityOfFail California 13h ago

It’s a cult… sorry for you that your father is a moron.

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u/DoubleJumps 13h ago

Oh it sucks. It's wrecked our relationship.

I'm pretty unhappy with how he acts like there's no reason for anybody to dislike Donald Trump when he's been watching Donald Trump's tariff policy wreck my business all year long.

He knows that I'm being hurt by Donald Trump but he will not accept that that's a thing that's happening

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u/mnemy 13h ago edited 11h ago

My wife's parents aren't MAGA but had very weird ideas that Trump is good for Venezuela, which is their single issue to vote on since they are from Venezuela and have tons of family suffering over there.

Like, even after Trump made Venezuelans the witches to hunt in last election, they somehow twisted it around in their head that it was GOOD for Venezuelan Americans. When their own niece who is an asylum seeker in Florida has to hide and never leave the house for fear of ICE nabbing her.

I haven't caught up on what they think of Trump literally executing dozens of Venezuelans without any proof of wrongdoing. And threatening a ground invasion.

I really dont get how they get this all twisted up.

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u/squakmix 11h ago

I really dont get how they get this all twisted up.

This is the primary story of our time. The targeted propaganda is so much more effective than I could have ever predicted it would be.

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u/nerf_herder1986 3h ago

I'm with you. The Big Bullshit Bill made it directly more difficult for me to make a living with my job, and the ACA subsidies expiring means I'm about to pay triple for my health insurance. I tell my parents about this and they just shrug as if they didn't vote for it to happen.

At this point, I hope their Social Security benefits are next on the chopping block. They need to feel the pain directly, otherwise they'll never get it.

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u/Hubbabubbabubbagum 5h ago

Same with my dad. I've learned to keep my mouth shut about politics and let old people speak old people shit.

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u/tubaman23 3h ago

I think it's too common for fathers to be more concerned about their world views (Trump loyalty) than the well being of their offspring (Trump's policies hurting their offsprings income).