Democrat Amy Acton is projected to flip the Ohio governor’s mansion, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), after a controversial ad from Republican rival Vivek Ramaswamy roiled the closing days of the race.

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[–] 63 points 6 days ago (7 children)

Everyone always underestimates the effect of disinformation and propaganda on an electorate that doesn't have the time or energy to do research. They're too busy being overworked and want to spend the little free time they have doing something they like, not more "work" figuring out politics. That's why media companies that spoon feed opinions are so effective. People don't have time to think about root causes.

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  • [–] 13 points 5 days ago

    My mother got a bunch of money in her divorce and doesn't work. She's busy caring for her multiple pets, but she has plenty of time. She watches fox and votes maga because she's a bad person, not because she's overworked.

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  • [–] 35 points 6 days ago (3 children)

    Nah. People who voted for that asshole are not misinformed. They are mentally ill immersed in a dissonant ideology of fear and hatred.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    Most of these people have the time to memorize 50 different celebrities and their backgrounds yet don't even know who their senators are. We need to stop making excuses for them. Baseline political knowledge only takes about 2-3 minutes of your time per day, it isn't that big of an ask.

    Also a significant portion of GOP voters are just plain horrible people.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago

    A couple of months ago I was having a conversation with a co-worker who did not know that the Senate has 100 members with every state getting two, or that the House of Representatives was apportioned according to population.

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