Liberty Tree wrote:
Possibly, because the promise of being taken care of from the cradle (if you are allowed to make it there) to the grave with no personal responsibility is very appealing. Of course, most do not understand, like a fish, there is a hook under the bait. Remember, the Russians thought communism would be better than the tsars. Cuba thought Castro would be better than Batista. Iran thought his successor would be better than the Shah. You get the idea.
You all need to start thinking of setting a couple of red states aside as hard right wing refuges if you don't want to live in a state that takes care of people and cares about the environment.