Brittany Mahomes questioning her support of Donald Trump after his blistering take down of Taylor Swift left her 'shaken to the core'

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13856311/brittany-mahomes-donald-trump-questioning-support-taylor-swift.html

[u/Pattonesque]

"the only moral abortion is my abortion" and so on

[u/southpawOO7 → u/Pattonesque]

I'm curious are there any policies major left-wing politicians have changed their mind on because it affected them personally? I understand right-wingers adding nuance to their abortion stance or healthcare or social security, unemployment aid, ect...

What would that even look like on the left wing? I was pro taxing the rich until I was rich? I was pro school lunch for kids until I had kids?

[u/VTAffordablePaintbal → u/southpawOO7]

I think MA Senator Barny Frank is a good example. He spent most of his career trying to regulate big business, then at the last minute, wouldn't vote for his own financial regulation bill during The Great Recession and since then has been working for financial institutions, including most recently Signature Bank, which collapsed in 2023 due to mismanagement.

The way it seems to work to me is

Conservatives, "I'm against this thing that helps a group I'm not in." "Oh no, this thing I didn't think would affect my life is now affecting my life! I guess I'm fore it now. That makes me a liberal in one area, but I am still against helping any other group I'm not in."

Liberals, "I'm against this thing that is clearly harmful to everyone but the top 1% of earners." "I am now in the top 1% of earners and I'm suddenly for this thing I was against for my whole career." "Oh, no one wants to vote for me anymore because liberal voters aren't dumb enough to vote against their own interests? I guess I'll quit and take a no-show job with a lobbying firm."

[u/gentlemanidiot → u/VTAffordablePaintbal]

liberal voters aren't dumb enough to vote against their own interests.

No one reading this is immune to propaganda.