r/AskConservatives

Like her policies or not, or even her personality, she's not stupid. She graduated with honors from a very prestigious school with a double major in international relations and economics. I often see your side take shots at her for bartending, but why? Tons of people in the service industry are doing it to pay bills while working on getting a job in their chosen field.

Which brings me to as well, I thought you guys were supposed to be the party of the 'non-elites.' If that's the case, why shit on someone for working as a bartender?

So, why do you guys think she's 'low IQ?' If you're going to hate her, hate her for something real like her policies, not because 'she's a dumb bartender.'

thank you for your attention to this matter.

If so, do you have a more favorable opinion of it or unfavorable?

Create a magical scenario where the US government could implement a universal healthcare model without driving up taxes, blowing up the budget, or whatever other fiscal requirements you would require for it to be a good decision.

Would you still oppose it purely based on principle, since it’s not an enumerated power on the Constitution?

I ask because a lot of the conversations around UHC get into the weeds about the costs.

Dems tend to point out that the aggregate of everything we pay for healthcare now (premiums, deductibles, OOP expenses, out-of-network charges) amounts to costing more than the cost of UHC would be, so even if your taxes go up, other expenses go down and you actually end up paying less for healthcare than you would with the current model.

Conservatives tend to point out our massive debt, being forced to pay for the health care of others, and the government taking more money out of their paychecks.

So am I correct that the objection is based on principle? i.e:

It’s not specifically enumerated as a power of the federal government in the constitution.

Opposed to any socialist policies, especially if it benefits “freeloaders”.

It’s anti free-market.

“Forcing” others to work (still don’t get that one, since doctors and hospitals would still be getting paid).

Government telling you what you must do with your money.

Any others that aren’t currently on the top of my head.

So is there any scenario in the US specifically where conservatives would support and push for UHC?

Not just happier but having a better quality of life and life expectancy.

This is a very genuine question. As someone who has been on the left my whole life, I’ve truly just never understood why many conservatives fear the country becoming more progressive.

I guess I just don’t really understand what changes would come about that would be a net negative enough that it makes people feel as though moving at all to the left is going to decimate our country. Obviously I view ideals to the right as more harmful (in my own personal opinion) but I would like to hear how you actually believe progressive ideology would play out in this country and what are the specific things that would change that scares you the most?

Many, many, many news outlets basically say they are facing the following:

- Very blue environment

- Gas prices nearing $4.5 average and could be $5 around midterms

- New reporting of a nearly 70% disapproval of Trump's handling of the economy

- Much worse approval overall than his approval at the same time in his first term around now, instead of ~8-10 points underwater, nearly 20-23 points underwater, including a near-vast majority of Independents disliking him -- and those midterms were historic House losses of 40+ seats for Republicans in 2018

- Nearly only 2 in 5 Americans approve of him.

- Historically, the party in power's voters come out less frequently during midterms because they are less motivated to vote. Not guaranteed, but likely to happen again.

- Even if you don't like polls, it's not really about one poll or another, it's about a pattern of hundreds to thousands of reports of this telling the same story across news outlets of multiple partisanships / completely non-partisan...

We're now into the 10th week of the conflict with Iran and the prospect of obtaining a lasting end to it has been elusive. For those who continue to support this conflict, no longer support it, or never supported it, is this what you expected would happen?

According to a detailed New York Times analysis of voter registration data from the 30 states + D.C. that track party affiliation:

- Between 2020 and 2024, Democrats lost ground to Republicans in every single one of those states.

- Democrats lost 2.1 million registered voters while Republicans gained 2.4 million.

- Gallup’s 2025 full-year data shows a record-high 45% of Americans identify as political independents (up from 43% in 2024), with Democrats and Republicans tied at 27% each.

A lot of the coverage notes that the drop in Democratic registrations is feeding directly into the independent/unaffiliated column (and some into Republican).

So my questions for you all: Are many of you (or conservatives you know) included in those numbers - meaning former registered Democrats who switched to Republican, went independent, or simply stopped identifying as Dem? If yes, what were the biggest reasons you left the Democratic Party?

I’m genuinely curious about the “why” from the conservative side. Not looking for a debate, just your honest takes.

Thanks in advance!

REPORTER: Why do you think Trump brings up you or Marco Rubio running for president in 2028?

VP JD VANCE: "I just don't think it sounds like the President of the United States to have a televised competition for who would succeed him as his apprentice!"

Choosing the next president shouldn’t look like a reality show where contestants compete for approval.

This is what Vance was trying to communicate. This is the first time Vance has revealed himself by taking a tiny dig at trump.

I think a lot of people disagree on how to solve the birth rate crisis, if there even is one, whether we should try to solve it, etc. but everyone can agree that having children is more expensive than it should be. What policies would you support which would reduce the cost of having and raising children?

I understand the benefits and drawbacks of free‑market capitalism, but I can’t help wondering whether some industries might function better without a profit incentive. I’m curious how conservatives see this since the right tends to be more opposed to government-run services.

Do you think there are industries that should be publicly run rather than privately owned? If so, why? If you think this would be a bad idea, I’d like to hear why too.

Nothing more to add from title really. Obviously gas prices being up is bad. Curious what the impact to you will be specifically if they remain this way for the rest of the year.

Edit: To clarify, I'm also assuming inflated prices for goods and services as well. I can't put a number on that of course, but if you can roughly estimate how that would impact you please do.