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Originally Posted by mickmoranis
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You’re assuming a lot about everything you clearly believe. If you eliminate all your assumptions about other people then you’re entire belief structure crumbles.
People who voted for Moore probably never even heard a word he’s ever said. He got votes because of the elderly Christian vote. That’s not a assumption, it’s how he poled.
If someone makes an excuse for someone =\= supporting or believing the ideas they are excusing.
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So in ordinary races "down ballot" voting is totally normal and common. And I'm willing to grant that some of that certainly happened in the Moore election, just like in any election.
But Roy Moore's campaign was anything but normal. His quotes got news coverage not just across his entire state, but across the entire country. On top of that Democrats spent
a ton of money to support their guy (too lazy to look it up, but we're talking a huge amount of TV commercials). The people of Alabama were exposed practically non-stop to anti-Roy Moore ads that told the voters of Alabama exactly what the guy said ...
... and Alabama very nearly elected him anyway.