Reply #6: A Country Of Selfish...

[KharmaTrain]

The rushpublican 25-30% will always show up to vote. This was especially the case last year when all one heard from the corporate media was how badly things were for Democrats (that led many Democrats to run for cover) and depressed Democratic turn out. The centrist and corportist policies of this administration also turned off many (as we see right here on DU) and surely had an effect as well.

To answer your question..this country is all about "me"...has been for the past 40 years. People want everything but don't feel they have to pay for it. They're entitled to whatever they want and the rushpublican party has catered to this mindset and added some convenient scapegoats and strawmen. It's an ideal world...you are never held responsible or accountable and when you screw things up you blame it on others. It's worked so well we have a large portion of the electorate that gladly votes against its own best interests.