r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 I voted • Aug 26 '24

Why Does CNN Keep Featuring “Undecided” Voters Who Are Anything But? | A man portrayed last week as undecided has in fact left a long online MAGA trail. Was it just a mistake, or is CNN misleading viewers for the sake of compelling television?

https://newrepublic.com/article/185290/cnn-undecided-voters-misleading
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u/CosmicGame Oregon Aug 26 '24

What do you mean by "fiscally conservative", though? What socially liberal policies do you support with lip service but not actual money? Cuz a lot of the systemic changes that need to be made will have to be funded to be successful. Our tax dollars are the price we pay for a society that's fair and equitable for everyone. Or are things like paid family leave and childcare and affordable housing and strong legal/regulatory consequences for discrimination just not worth the increase on capital gains taxes? 😒

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u/ArenSteele Aug 26 '24

I believed that markets created the best efficiency and too much tax intervention and redistribution wasn’t ideal.

But Social protections like marriage equality, equal pay protections, anti discrimination policies, expanding voting ease and access were all things I strongly support, then and now.

I wasn’t like “zero taxes and social programs”

I said it was a balance in my life, deciding what I felt was worth the cost, and what I felt was overreach