Survey Says: Republicans See Themselves As Corvettes, Democrats As Teslas
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With Election Day nearly here, Swapalease decided to put together an unrelated poll to shed some light on how political parties view themselves when it comes to vehicles. Unsurprisingly, the results match similar doings across time, with Republicans picking sports cars, and Democrats choosing more fuel efficient vehicles.
This time, Republicans identified more as Corvettes, and Democrats saw themselves as Teslas. About 2,500 people participated in the opt-in survey, which skewed more towards Republicans than Democrats. Gender was also more heavily male than female, with more males saying Corvette and females saying Tesla.
Other vehicular personalities that registered included the Honda Accord, Chevrolet Volt, Hummer and Ford F-150.
When it came to choosing a ride for either presidential candidate, respondents chose a Cadillac Escalade for Donald Trump, and a Mercedes-Benz GL-Class for Hillary Clinton.
However, when asked about the state and personality of this year’s election, the majority of respondents chose a “driverless car.”
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Dems see themselves as a ridiculously overpriced covered wagon that gives a $7,000 tax break because they can afford it while overworked middle class starve, all the while doing more environmental damage over time from battery production than a gasoline or diesel engine in a lifetime? Yeah I can see that.
Republicans should be easy to spot – whatever they’re driving, they won’t let anything pass for four years.
And democrats – just take a survey of cars you see parked outside of highway rest stops that feature all-gender bathrooms.
I think my work here is done.
Is there an independent who will see himself/herself as a Honda Ridgeline or a Chevy Volt?
Nope, Corvette Independent…..ridge what? Volt maybe, for mundane and commuter tasks….
Except Democrat VP Joe Biden is famous for his love of his Corvette, which he owns.
Except Kentucky Republican US Congressman Thomas Massie, a strong libertarian and gun-rights supporter, who owns a Tesla and regularly converses with the Washington State Congresswoman who also owns one.
The problem with this election isn’t Trillary, it’s their voters!!!!
The point of a democracy is that citizens inform themselves about their nation and their government. Today’s voters don’t bother reading up on stuff, they just BELIEVE.
Well, your beliefs on Biden and Massie are WRONG.
So what about Joe Biden’s love of Corvettes? Kind of puts this pseudo-science to rest…
Dont you love how certain people always love to stereotype and pigeonhole others for their political agenda? Maybe simple minds need simple groups to chastize and exploit. Reminds me of certain people saying black people can only vote a certain way because, well, they are black…
If you want to be enlightened on how dangerous (and maybe desperate) this kind of strategy (or some might say an obsession), go to the Wikileaks Twitter page and see for yourself A lot of “people are this way” or “we will exploit this minority group or force them to vote only one way”…Very dark indeed.
Sean’s left-wing bias has awoken once again……….
I see Democrats as a Cadillac Catera – vastly underperforming on promises, some vague Euro “chic” that’s completely faux and just badly designed, and lacks any memorability.
I see Republicans as a Reliant Robin – whack jobs completely missing the vital 4th wheel on their carriage, careening left-and-right all over the freeway at 70mph which they can’t handle because it’s way too fast for their 1950’s design.
I see Gary Johnson as one of those hoverboards from China that is quirky fun for 5 minutes before it either throws you on your head or explodes in flames.
I see the Green Party as the Tesla – strong performance and acceptance among growing numbers of sensible folks!
Great to know Mr. Trump is hatted by all the establishment, left, right, and every other corrupt extreme. He gets my vote just because of that.
This site has a “writer” who has a political agenda. We now know why the mainstream media (MSM) is hated so much these days and absolutely no one trusts them except for a few nutjob extremists/ their type.
You hit it spot on.
Please think about what your stating, “nutjob extremists”, is exactly what Mr. Nuclear proliferation is and what he proclaims. “Trump agreed with moderator Lester Holt that nuclear weapons are of paramount importance to the U.S. — but then called for more nations to join the nuclear club. He ruled out a “first strike,” but then revealed not just a willingness to use nukes but also a misunderstanding of the high-stakes balancing act the nuclear superpowers have pursued for decades.
“I think that once the nuclear alternative happens, it’s over,” Trump said, referring to the use of nuclear weapons. “At the same time, we have to be prepared. I can’t take anything off the table.”
Yes, you stand by this???
The main alternative being someone in poorer health who has shown time and time again her awful foreign policy skills. After all it was “Mrs. Nuclear Proliferation” herself who taught him everything he knows about it. I mean she had no problem selling Nuclear materials to totalitarian governments and seemed more than happy to back the Iran deal, which by the way they’re using the funds from to develop nuclear weapons. She should teach Foreign Policy at universities.
Join us in the real world, buddy. No President is ever going to use nuclear weapons offensively ever again. But I tell you what, should Russia, China, North Korea or whoever strike the US with nukes, I’d prefer we have a President not afraid to pull the trigger. In case you forgot, the President’s number one job is the safety and security of the American people.
You are so delusional it’s not even funny,poorer health and all. Typical trumpism BS never based in reality “buddy”. You are exactly what this country DOESN’T need while you ignorantly determine what your America needs. On 11/8/16 reality will set in. Perhaps for you it’ll be 11/9/16 which, as usual, for trump believers will be a day late and so much more than a dollar short. Maybe, in 2020 if you don’t choose such a Bat $hit crazy, there may be a next time…..
I see independents and swing voters as car-buyers at a car dealership, with Trillary as the salesperson.
I see Hitlery as the sleazy used car salesman who will sell an unsafe and overpriced junk car to a pregnant, shoeless, unemployed single mother with 6 kids wlhile smiling…
However, most sleazy used car sales people are probably much more ethical…..
Can’t wait to see where you Bozo’s are moving after the election. Already got one “typical” republican neighbor moving to the “glades”….can’t wait to remind him to move after the election. After all, Obama was coming for his guns and HRC will be at his door any day now…ROFLMAO. Oh yeah, I’m PRO 2nd amendment and hate propaganda BS ’cause they’re all coming for your guns, aren’t they…….
This is my favorite argument from the left. “I’m so smart durhurr repubs think they’re coming for your guns and I’m pro blah blah”. In case you didn’t realize, in the UK and Australia not a single person from the Govt went out for an individuals gun. They only made every single gun owner a criminal and made them turn them in. So when repubs saying “coming for our guns” they aren’t saying they’re physically coming for them.
Nice to see your from the UK and Australia, now go back, please Ms. hoffa as you seem so concerned. And you were worried about Obama, right? Typical right wing hypochondria BS…..Keep spewing, the ATF is COMING!!!!!! FOR YOU!!!!!! Yes, you, because you are a fear monger. Just like trumpette is going to shake up Washington on day one, except, that D0uche will never see the White house unless HRC invites him and THAT’s not going to happen, ROFLMAO. Come back on 11/9 with an update, please, I’m begging you…..
The Right tend to be more Truck people as they are not Urban. They tend to do things for them self and are more hands on. They do not wait for someone else to do it for them and use trucks and SUV models to do just that. They pay their own way and they are tired of supporting the neighbors who have not tried to work in years and have a bigger TV than them and have never shoveled the snow from their side walk.
The Left tend to believe all they are told and think everything on the web is real. They wait for others to do things for them so they have little need to haul anything. They do not know how to fish or hunt and are not self sufficient.
The Green people are the ones who got the degree in Philosophy and once they got out of school know why they can’t make any money with their degree and end up working at a call center making calls for Hilary. They are the ones if sucked into a renegade cult would be first in line to drink the kool aide when the leader directs them over the PA.
They also like and believe everything Elon Musk says and are still waiting for their model three that they paid a large down payment on and have no clue it may be years before they ever get it. They often have their lunch stolen and someone else usually eats it.
Ok now that we have all the Faux Political stereotyping BS out of the way the truth is we are a very diverse group that has people that drive many things for many reasons. What you drive is more about where you are from and your life style more than political affiliation.
I know far lefts with 1 ton Diesels and far rights with Volts. The one truth about vehicle ownership is there are not many stereo types and not any absolutes.
If you think you can cage this into accurate groups then you are fooling yourself.
Yeah Maaaaaate!
Those philosophers are so stuuuuupid!
Like Locke and Hume and Newton who inspired Watt and Daimler to design reciprocating engines from trial and error, a stupid process the philosophers called “empirical evidence”. Ha!
Like Copernicus, Galileo, and Einstein who inspired the study of physics, which stupid followers of physics like Zora Arkus-Duntov, Colin Chapman, and Adrian Newey use to make cars faster.
Dude! When are the non-experts going to take over and lead us down the “everybody knows common sense” path to Dunning-Kruger Utopia?????
Talk about generalizations, Scott. Furthermore, there is nothing to hunt or fish in cities–where Progressives often live.
We live in (at least) two Americas, each with specific and unique needs.
You are correct but it is even more than two Americas. We are a much more diverse group and getting even more diverse for better or worse.
Most Republican ,if not all ,on this forums are anti GM !! I personally know Republican friend ,That hate GM !
Not true.
What you drive is more about cultural and regional as to what you buy.
California is mostly left and they buy imports and Eco cars.
Chicago tends to buy American and also hold to the left based on Unions.
Corvettes are favored by those on the right only because Corvette owners tend to be people who have done well in business and tend to be older.
Younger and broke go left out of school while older and successful go right by 40 in many cases. People used to joke about it but it is true.
Then you have the mess we have this year. WV used to be all Roosevelt Democrats but take their coal away as they have little else there to fall back on and they are now going right in the presidential election by 25%.
We are a large country with many variables and you can not label the vehicles people purchase by their political leaning. If you do you are often going to be wrong or you are misleading.
I concur as politics really has nothing to do with it. Regional climate is more of a factor for me. I lived in the NE where a 4X4 was what I wanted and drove while now that I live in the SE, FL, specifically, my ‘Vette suits my needs and desires as will my next ‘Vette. A 4X4 has no relevance in urban SE FL while a ‘vette is purely seasonal in the NE and all colder northern climates unless you want to ruin your ‘vette. I believe all need to keep things in perspective and not based on politics of all things….
If Republicans are Corvettes and Democrats are Teslas.. this means you should vote Republican every time because they’ll tell you what’s what and be blunt about it while Democrats who view themselves as Teslas will lie and pretend to be something they’re not because just look at the Tesla as it’s supposed to be green except there is still a carbon footprint which comes from the fossil fuel power plant that emits greenhouse gas to generate the electricity used to recharge the Tesla’s batteries.
I am a Democrat and I drive a 2015 Chevy Colorado and my Wife drives 5th Generation Camaro SS !!
Well, I’m one life long Democrat who has two Corvettes, a 2010 ZR1, and a 2015 ZO6. I also am lucky enough to own a 2015 Cadillac CTS V, a 2016 CT6 3.0TT Platinum, and 2016 Escalade Platinum. If you ever see me in a foreign vehicle it will be either an ambulance, or a hearse. I don’t do taxi’s ( one of the 3 filthiest vehicles in the world next to buses and police cars) or Uber.
Although I admire Tesla, and GM for the Volt/Bolt, I don’t do electric cars. I love the ground pounding V-8’s and will buy them while I can. After all, life’s too short to drive boring vehicles.
I am lucky enough to own stock in GM (175,000+ shares) among others, thanks to my parents, so I throw my weight around whenever I can. I anxiously await the upcoming Cadillac TT V-8, the Corvette Zora (mid-engined), and the Cadillac Cien (also mid-engined. Yes, they are coming, despite all the bs to the contrary that you read……
I also have several collector cars, but that wasn’t the topic….
John, your my Hero. Why didn’t you run for Pres? 😉