Exit polls asked people about what they wanted to see from the government over the next two years and gave them three options: cut taxes, reduce the deficit or more government spending to create jobs.
About 39% of voters identified the deficit as their top priority. The GOP captured 72% of those voters.
Only 19% claimed tax cuts were their primary issue and the GOP took home 64% of those.
About 37% wanted the government to spend more to create more jobs (I guess the rest were worried about victory mosques). The GOP won 30% of those voters
Now, I think history has shown the GOP to be pretty poor stewards of the national debt, but they talk about it enough (hence the term "deficit peacock" instead of "deficit hawk"). So, that makes sense. Even though the GOP has yet to identify a single budget cut of any substance - even after the election is over. Have they not thought about? Is there a plan? When will they bother to share it with people? However, they said they would bring down the deficit, so people believed them ("Why would a politician lie?") and voted for them.
But how does someone who wants to see the government spending increase job growth vote for the GOP? I mean 3-5% would cover people who misheard the question. But 30%?
There is no one with a functioned cerebral cortex and access to ANY information who can reconcile the GOP with Keynesian stimulative spending.
Hmmm, I wonder what electricity tastes like.
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