MSNBC host Joy Reid claimed “learned helplessness” is why Uvalde voters supported Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott against Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke.
MSNBC host Joy Reid claimed Monday night that 'learned helplessness' on gun control action among voters could be responsible for Gov. Greg Abbott's win in Texas.enact gun control legislationSpeaking with Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts, Reid attacked Republicans for purporting to want action taken against crime but failing to support gun control legislation.
However, she concluded that this came from"learned helplessness" among voters rather than any view on gun control."And very quickly, there is this kind of learned helplessness that I think happens among a lot of voters. You think about Uvalde County where this massacre happened about these fourth graders. They voted to re-elect the current governor, Greg Abbott, by nearly 22%. The turnout, 45%.
DEMS PRESSED ON BIDEN’S CALL FOR ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN DURING LAME DUCK SESSION: FILIBUSTER CAUSING ‘PROBLEMS’Watts agreed with the concept and argued that this should motivate candidates to work harder to pass gun control laws where they can. "It absolutely is. I think cynicism is an excuse too often for inaction. We have to have hope in those states where we worked hard, Michigan and Minnesota and Pennsylvania, we have flipped chambers of the general assembly. Now we’re going to pass stronger gun laws. We can do that everywhere. If we work together to pass stronger gun laws and to vote on the side of gun safety," Watts said.
Democrats Beto O'Rourke and Stacey Abrams were dubbed 'superstar losers' in a November 2022 Atlantic article.
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