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Moore didn't offer concluding remarks or bid good night to the rowdy crowd as they chanted "Shame!" during his exit.

Moore was repeatedly grilled and interrupted as he tried to respond to people's questions that stemmed from their frustration over Medicaid cuts, rural hospitals, tariffs, immigration, abortion and the deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C.

Respite came briefly when people appeared to approve of Moore's comment that erasing history “is a bad thing” when he was asked about an ongoing effort to revise exhibits at the Smithsonian and efforts by the White House to ensure they align with President Donald Trump's vision.

Asked what he viewed as Trump's “most meaningful” accomplishment, Moore began praising his border security policies, which was met by laughter as town hall-goers jeered, "Next question."

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 82 points 2 days ago (3 children)

You know, I've been told all my life by lying liar conservatives that most of America is conservative when it comes to the issues. This, in spite of the polling on the issues that shows America tends to be progressive on the issues...

Now that the cons have been given a permission structure by Taco to go full conservative (aka, the baby-talk term, "maga") you'd think that conservatism would be more popular than ever!?

Why do they have to avoid town halls? Why is it when they have town halls, they aren't met with wave after wave of applause? Why do they have to run and hide if their conservative platform is so damned popular?

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Excellent point.

Unfortunately it isn’t just conservative politicians claiming this - the media pretends conservative positions are legitimate, as they all collude to decimate the middle class and rob American workers of everything. All while gaslighting us saying we like things that way. It’s grotesque.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Yeah, that's because the "liberal media", while it might align on a few social issues usually involving identity politics, tends to be constructed in such a way as to have conservative bias in their very DNA.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 days ago

If what they say was true they wouldn't need to gerrymander

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Convince them to vote

In 2016, 90% of young Americans reported an interest in politics and 80% intended to vote, but only 43% did so, John Holbein, associate professor of public policy, politics and education at UVA’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, noted in his 2020 book, “Making Young Voters: Converting Civic Attitudes into Civic Action.”

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 15 hours ago

Convincing people to vote for them is the job of the party, not their supporters. The supporters can only repeat the messaging the party sends out, if that messaging is unpopular then no amount of time and money from the supporters is going to win the election.

[–] ClownStatue@piefed.social 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Alabama voter: “Why TF are y’all takin ar Medicaid!? I mean I’m still gonna vote for you come next election cause I ain’t no liberal commie, but I’m really pissed at all this shit y’all are doin!”

[–] Gaja0@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

How I felt about voting for Kamala when she said Isreal has a right to defend itself.

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Maybe he should just fuck off and die.

[–] WHARRGARBL@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Have some empathy. Fucking off and dying isn’t easy. Maybe someone could help him with that…

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

Switch all the politicians to United Health. Done and done.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago

All these guns and still shooting school kids.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 days ago

"Is you is, or is you ain't my constituents!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRnxr4XF9yA

[–] TuffNutzes@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Fitting for GOP rats, scurrying out the back, afraid of their constituents. That's always a good sign.

[–] solarvector@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

Looking at what he said that like or not, they approve of and vote based on lies and bullshit that should have no effect on their life, and are upset when it has predictable life and death consequences.

It's better than not heckling the shit stain but... ugh.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Bye Felicia