Quote:Typical from the liberal playbook, try to mock the opposition.
I wouldn't actually call people that support/supported Rubio as naive. He has/had a good message for people, that being that the future is important and that we need to leave our children and grand-children better off than we were. What is so wrong with that?
As far as a "Bush clone" I beg to differ on that. Marco Rubio has nothing in common with either President Bush other than party affiliation.
I suspect that you, much like other Trump supporters are probably pretty young and haven't gone through the experience of raising children and/or grand-children. I have. The opportunity for those that struggle are less. It's so much harder for an "average middle class" family to get by. It's worse for those that are further down in the social/economic ladder of our society. Much of it is our own fault, yet much of the fault lies with government and their policies.
To correct some of these issues, what have the candidates proposed? I do know that Marco Rubio proposed an idea that would allow a single mother to still get an education by non-conventional means (over the internet). That would lift that single mother into a better job and would eventually make her a tax payer. He talked about programs to get students that were/are not cut out for college an alternative to go to trade schools and/or community college. A welder, mechanic, electrician, plumber, etc. makes a good living, one that is enough to raise a family.
What specific programs has Donald Trump proposed? Perhaps enrolling in the (failed) Trump "University"? Maybe they can get a job at Trump Mortgage.... oh wait. However, these people would be "safe" because Trump is going to "build a wall and make Mexico pay for it" and "get rid of the lines around the states" when it comes to health care. What does that do for anybody?
The bottom line is, his rhetoric doesn't say anything to normal middle or lower class people that gives them hope. The alternative in Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton doesn't really offer anything either. All they offer is "free stuff" rather than the opportunity to lift a person up. How about actually lifting people up?
I'm pretty sure young people are his lowest supporters.
You didn't mock him (and I'm pretty sure badger is not a liberal, but feel free throw that word out anytime someone disagrees with you), but you did try to insult him. "I'm older so I know best and I have children and you must not if you don't agree with me and your obviously young and naive and blah, blah, blah"... Get off the high horse and try to not talk down to people.
Your argument doesn't hold a lot of water. The "mature" voters know best is laughable because the mature voters have voted us into this mess starting with the decline/stagnation of the middle class long, long, long ago. The "mature" voters voted in George Bush (I was one of those esteemed mature voters the first time time, but happy to say not the 2nd). I'm pretty sure you were sitting on your pretty high horse than to. The fact is, not much will change with any of the established choices. We will get much of the same, middle class will continue to decline and the 1% will continue to spread the gap. At the same time, I'm okay with you voting for who you would like.
