Why Do You Vote for Trump or Harris? | Pre-2024 Election Conversation

[@jadavison]

Laurie is horrendous. She has really ruined this channel. Get rid of her. I don’t want to hear what she thinks. I want to hear you make the kids think.

[@MrsGladysz]

17:00. Just because you are formally educated does not mean you are necessarily open-minded. YES!!!!

[@me-tk3er]

Everytime she womansplains it's like nails on a chalkboard.

[@maureenbergin3453]

What I really love about these broadcasts is how emotionally charged conversations can be discussed without anger. Great job everyone!!!

[@vanities7374]

There is so much generalizing. There is little evidence ever stated.

[@dalehorn8614]

Regarding voting for the person(ality), Jimmy Carter may have been the most caring president in my lifetime but was a horrible president. Policy matters.

[@strongmermaid4651]

That's true

[@skidmoda]

It's the main thing that matters to the logical people. Many people vote on emotions which is part of the problem.

[@yn7751]

People you can be respectful while critiquing Laurie, if you think that her approach is inappropriate then be the better example

[@bogusphone8000]

One proposed expanding government. One is auditing government.

[@theBear89451]

If you live in a rural area, you know/trust your neighbors so you don’t need as many government imposed rules. On the other hand, if you live in the city, your neighbors are out to get you, so you need big government.

[@skidmoda]

Yeah, this should've been a bigger blow out than it was.

[@skidmoda]

@@theBear89451 there is very little good from more government, as the joke goes the scariest words to hear are "I'm from the Government and I'm here to help"

[@GevinHuey]

13:45 my impression is that the people are either voting For Trump or Against Trump. I don't think Biden or Kamala themselves were particularly impactful during their campaigns.

[@ningxiawolfberry]

Yes. A very accurate statement in my opinion. All Harris would talk was about Trump. Even adopted part of his policies.

[@arnaldobellucci9033]

Kamala is the main reason to vote for Trump.

[@DondgingMantis]

Some candidates define the party and some are defined by the party. Trump defined the Republican party. Harris and Binden was defined by the party. Obama defined the party.

[@TheTimeisGrey]

Was thinking just that.

[@kiss748eeee]

Obama defined the party also didn’t do much to benefit the country. What does that say about the party then?

[@adamrsxaas]

@@kiss748eeee Doesn't matter much - but it does give legitimacy. You may not have liked Obama but he was at least legit and a leader

[@theBear89451]

Or, Trump just happened to be in the right place at the right time. I suspect if Bernie won the 2016 nomination, the media would be against him.

[@kiss748eeee]

@@adamrsxaas no I liked Obama, we celebrated his win at the time. He was this very cool guy, spoke very well, made all the promises that he will do great things. But he did not do any good for the country. If he was the direct image of democrat, then what does that tell you?

[@gabeo9474]

As usual, the woman is more concerned with proving she's right than figuring out if she's wrong.

[@DetachedK]

I think we aren't really divided, its a matter of where each of us are getting our data. If the platforms were more truthful and did not lie as much in the last 10+ years, the country would not be this divided. So I blame the news and people that control them. If we all receive the truth or at least no blantly lies, we will make better choices.

[@NeverLuckyE7]

I disagree with you slightly. I think most people agree with other on 85% of things. The remaining 15% divides us.

[@DetachedK]

@@NeverLuckyE7 Cool I agree, my point was sorta like you said, that the we all meaning majority agree, like if not than how did we become the #1 nation, we literally have every color under the sun living here. It takes a pretty a crazy type of unity to make our country this diverse and this powerful.So yeah I remember the years before 9/11 (like early 2000s) we all had love, there was no hate like we have now, so lets build back to those good old days 👍🏽

[@NeverLuckyE7]

@@DetachedK I do agree with you a lot on this point. My favorite thing about Trump is how critical of the media he is. He really highlighted how biased legacy media is and how poor the news is. The early 2000s were so much better than now.

[@richardavery4692]

Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012. Obama signed into law the ability to propagandize to the American people. Nobody paid any attention to it. Everyone should go back & actually read what it was that Congress passed.

[@theBear89451]

DW-Nominate shows congressional polarization about what it was in 1905.

[@DondgingMantis]

Would like to see this conversation now post election.

[@Bagged_UP]

Any discussion on immigration like this is irrelevant and should be deleted off the internet unless you denote legal vs illegal.....those are 2 seperare discussions

[@glasshalffull2930]

Well, California is now letting illegals vote on certain elections.

[@gregrobbins6716]

I am absolutely grateful.Donald trump was elected president and Cannot wait for him to deport illegal Immigrants. But talking about deleting conversations off the Internet. Is a bad idea. And violates the founding principles of the united states of america

[@uddek]

💯 No one is against legal immigrants. Rational Americans are against ILLEGAL immigrants.

[@skidmoda]

Agreed 100%, liberals always leave the "illegal" part off.

[@jamesadkins1780]

Simple for me. I don’t like how the last 4 years has gone and wanted a real change from what I see as disastrous economic and border policies.

[@skidmoda]

logical and sensible

[@jenm762]

I like the way he approaches asking thought provoking questions to the students, where she asks questions and interups to almost put her opinion into the converstation.

[@stevesedio1656]

Dr, Richards, you said your class would vote 50/50 Blue and Red. Does that change as the number of years in university increases?

[@theBear89451]

The bigger divide is by major.

[@peach-panther]

I can’t listen to this woman. She’s hellbent on interrupting everyone.

[@PDevoLi]

Honestly can't under how Dr. Laurie Mulvey can become a director of "world in conversation" and yet be so obnoxious in the way she interupts dialogue anytime someone else is speaking. Please do better!

[@REG3305]

And ALWAYS tries to steer the conversation AGAINST conservatives.

[@cmonster67]

Someone had to ask that question eventually.

[@DetachedK]

I thought she was acting 🤣, no way shes a conservative, as a texan conservative, she gives off liberal vibes

[@DetachedK]

@@cmonster67 good point

[@mr.mclibtard5015]

She needs to go

[@Dino2GunZ]

It's refreshing to see a professor trying to teach these kids how to think not what to think but also concerning how clueless these people are

[@EvanEre92]

Sam, as a PhD student now and a former student of your Soc 119 I can look back at this class and say this was the most informative class in my time at PSU. TIME FLIES

[@CRAFT7445]

Would those same people vote ing FOR a minority still vote for the minority if the tables were turned; If Trump were a democrat and Harris republican?

[@JonnM]

I‘m not sure I would agree with the contention that immigrants, first off, are a homogeneous group. Secondly in my experience many, if not most, immigrants are culturally conservative and economically liberal. Historically this was very much the Democratic Party; today, it feels that that Democrats, especially in the leadership, are more interested in progressive culture issues. Tony Blair‘s comment comes to mind “When you loose the people on the cultural issues you ultimately lose them on everything else”.

[@vnnyavalos]

"Uhm I feel like, You know, Its like."

[@MrsGladysz]

22:55. There it is. People tend to vote with their tribe. We become like the people we hang out with.

[@4850937]

For me, it was mainly a vote for freedom and equality and against the incumbent (those already there).

[@NeverLuckyE7]

This conversation was pretty misleading. Very accurate for what younger people are experiencing and seeing but I feel Sam did a poor job of showing an older perspective. Especially with the results after the election we saw so many Democrats switch over for various reasons.

[@HuckleBerry476]

22:30 Vote for what YOU believe in

[@grapefruitm00n]

We need more dialogue like this

[@carmenacevedo7573]

Interesting on bi-partisan point... check what happened in the last two elections in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

[@brantdbart3]

Lauri is giving frantic dem vibes. It's clear she's leading the conversation not facilitating. She's got her finger on the scale and she's pushing too hard. 😢

[@skidmoda]

I have asked many, but never got a logical answer on why people voted for Harris. I'm not sure people even know, save orange man bad. More Education as explained usually are more closed minded. Trump says racist things...really any examples?

[@functionmaster1503]

The largest factor is proximity to the poor.

[@nedhill1242]

lol no

[@REG3305]

2:13 It has NOTHING to do with coastal.. that's ridiculous.

[@mlordwhiteslayerfromf.u.g]

Yup, it's really only the big urban population centers where democrats have the largest number of voters. The reason is because that's where most of the Universities are and the educators there whether intentionally or not imprint a left lean bias on there students. The students grow up democrats and then raise there children as democrats and the cycle continues onwards. This is why college educated individuals tend to be Democrats rather then Republicans.

[@user-mx9tu9xd1b]

It is coastal. The ports on each coasts make it easy for shipping to other countries. It makes the coast areas more$$. More money, the more you look down on others.

[@russr]

@@user-mx9tu9xd1b no... not all coasts have import ports... its a left coast and NE thing...

[@richardavery4692]

​@@user-mx9tu9xd1bThe Gulf states would like a word...

[@Ivkovifi]

I don't like the comments hating on the woman so much... She did a better job than most commenters

[@Bagged_UP]

@Ivkovifi well she's an adult and a phd so I would hope so....but she does get annoying sometimes

[@richardpowell3125]

I honestly don't like the addition of the interrupting woman.

[@DondgingMantis]

Guys, you dont use the terms liberal, conservative and progressive correctly. Liberal is small government and individual rights. This is not conservative. Conservatism is holding on to tradition, where progressives want to break down traditional practice.

[@mr.mclibtard5015]

False

[@nedhill1242]

What you described for liberal is conservative. Republicans are for smaller & less government. Liberals want to use government to force & dictate change & social engineering. The left is collectivist & authoritarian whereas the right is maximize individual rights and restrict & limit government.

[@dragas777]

No! Conservatives believe in having a very small, limited government and having individual rights & responsibilities. Most liberals USED to believe in that also (many old school liberals still do), but unfortunately, the younger liberals of today want more government, more regulations & less individual freedoms.

[@takigan]

I never heard an American candidate running on the Democrat ticket in the past 20 years ever advocate for abolishing a federal program or agency that would move towards reducing the size of government. I get that you said "liberal"....but by your definition most candidates running on the Democrat ticket in the past 20 years wouldn't qualify as "liberal".

[@REG3305]

5:06 Lol.. yea.. TRUMP "wasn't" trying to do anything about it, huh?? If you believe that, you are not logical.

[@DondgingMantis]

A thought. Maybe stop seeing colour.

[@richardavery4692]

It doesn't matter if you see it. We need to stop caring about it. People are just people.

[@DondgingMantis]

@@richardavery4692 People are just people man!

[@cococali6589]

just being alive everyday is an education. a PHD is just a specific discipline, there are thousands of disciplines that educate. what a self-serving statement by a liberal professor. we all will be judged by the same measuring stick we use to judge. Bible stuff still holds all truth.

[@russr]

depends on the field...

[@juniperk912]

Break up the duopoly. Third-party is the way to go.

[@glasshalffull2930]

After the election, it appears that the country may be moving to a single party.

[@rickwyant]

Then you won't get a majority. Unless you have a runoff after the first election eliminates one of the three.

[@nedhill1242]

lol Fail There are 2 parties but the Republicans are being held hostage by the establishment wing which votes with the Democrats. The neocons & rinos.

[@richardavery4692]

​@@glasshalffull2930 How do you figure that? No 2/3 majority in either part of Congress doesn't seem to be in line with that at all!

[@glasshalffull2930]

@@richardavery4692 The “country” is The People. The Congress slowly follows.