Interesting analysis of the correlation between voter support for Trump and fragile masculinity: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/11/29/how-donald-trump-appeals-to-men-secretly-insecure-about-their-manhood/
This link seems to confirm that most erectile disfunction drugs are prescribed in blue states (which is a bit of a contradiction): https://www.goodrx.com/blog/which-states-fill-most-prescriptions-for-erectile-dysfunction-drugs/ There could be a simpler explanation. Maybe more people in red states donāt have health insurance and are looking for remedies online?
ED drugs were just one of the search topics the researchers looked for. Also included: penis size, hair loss, steroids, how to get girls, etc.
Could be that blue states have people more likely to pursue a solution rather than follow some random advice they found in the Reddit ED forum
Those dumbasses didn't even think about the No 1 factor related to ED, which is age. SMH. This could be simply spun to "older people vote Trump", and that's it.
But the same link wasnāt found for the 2012 or 2008 elections. Did old people not vote republican then?
Maybe not. Who knows. Need dig deeper than rush to conclusion. Those "research" articles are all propagandas. It'll get rejected immediately if it is submitted to any serious academic journal.
I'd say that ED is pretty evenly distributed across the US. If this would really be a factor, it would mean coastal proximity reduces the risk of ED. Draw your own conclusions about this. To me this kind of 'research' is not worth a penny.
Washington Post lol
also known as the Washington Compost
WaPo, the Washington Porn š
Anti Trump pieces by the Washington Porn need to he handled with caution. There have been epic failures on multiple occasions, regardless of the fact that Wikipedia still holds WaPo in high regard. š That's all.
I think everyone knew racists , incels and the gullible form the core of trumps base
This is just a masturbatory outlet of frustration for the Democratic Party. Iām not a trump supporter but I donāt support articles like this which seek out different ways to make fun of your opposition just so you can justify to yourself the unjustness of the world
Pretty dumb piece of propaganda ... oops, meant to say analysis. On par with conservative propaganda about females who support Dems being more obese, overweight or ugly. Neither hardcore left or right will get my message. But to the rest, why do we allow parties to divide and sow hatred among us when majority of people voting for either party aren't racist, hateful or commies? Why is there so much hatred on both sides? Was it always like this (I'm an immigrant from 3rd world country and don't know how it was in US decade or two ago)?
I actually want to engage this. Someone will inevitably say Iām spinning a narrow view, but Iām giving a large glaze over with big details. The founding years of America ~1800 as 13 states/colonies were somewhat argumentative when it came to how our constitution should be formed - think EU vs. USA Central government ideals (passports? Currency? Tariffs?)This was mostly an argument between statesmen, not as much common people. People were generally happy to not be tied to England. Fast forward to ~1850 and the south vs. north divide is palpable, this time common people cared a lot. The citizens in the south were terrified that a strong, central government would take away their voice and free the slaves overnight from a far away place called Washington DC. In response to fear, they slaughtered US soldiers in an island fort with no declarations or warnings. Then they did more war and the north reacted by lighting part of the industrialized south on fire. Definitely an eye-for-an-eye bloodbath. Fast forward to ~1900, tensions have predominantly cleared up by now. Of course, minorities are targeted with laws and we see drugs starting to become illegal in response to migrants. White Americans feel relatively United and excited at the expanse of opportunity that the continent yields. ~1920ās we see a Great Depression. Unemployment skyrockets, farmers canāt do anything with their land due to topsoil erosion, tent cities pop up everywhere near train tracks especially, and old people who lost their fortunes or any savings now eat cat/dog food to survive. A certain President is extremely popular serving 3 terms totaling 12 years (impossible by law today). He rolls out big social programs - soup kitchens, economic stimulus, social security, Medicare. Americans are united in the fight to save our country and the common man. Iām certain that some opposed him, but 3 elections is no fluke. We unite and rally around common cause. Fast forward to ~1950, this is probably a peak of inward unity. Fears of communism are large, but that fear is felt universally. Fringe political beliefs like communism/socialism are not mainstream and definitely frowned upon. Some citizens are ostracized by underlying racial issues, but this is much more prevalent in the south than the north by this time. There are differences, but America doesnāt say āthis party or that party wants XYZ or to destroy Americaā. A large foreign enemy is a point of unity and solidarity. Fast forward to the digital age ~2000. America is doing very well, but entrenchment in politics becomes apparent. This is the age where issues are hotly debated and the news media lives inside your living room and on the computer. The engagement of politics/elected officials is daily - not weekly or monthly or every election cycle. Americans fundamentally agree on the problem statement, but disagree on what a solution looks like. Now today, well weāre living in an age where you donāt support a brilliant American. You support a lofty ideal of one political party or another for your entire life. Most people have their first election and last election with one political party. Maybe youāre āindependentā - but thatās mostly a protest to what certain Americans see as a corrupt, inefficient machine. Some āindependentsā flip sides each election, but most just take a seat on the couch when Election Day comes.
āWe found that support for Trump in the 2016 election was higher in areas that had more searches for topics such as āerectile dysfunction.ā Moreover, this relationship persisted after accounting for demographic attributes in media markets, such as education levels and racial composition, as well as searches for topics unrelated to fragile masculinity, such as ābreast augmentationā and āmenopause.āā
So old dudes support Trump?