My Political Identity: Disaffected Demography

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My political identity results determine that I was a disaffected democrat that believed the economic system is unfair due to favors of powerful interests. Which is true because as a young black female it is tough for Americans to have the financial stability to survive especially for black Americans. One of my results about the government performance was 63 percent with the belief that they lacked maintenance for people that are in need. The primary example will be Hurricane Harvey that has caused historic flooding. The flooding of the Hurricane impacted an increase in jobs and a place to live for people moving from Houston to Atlanta. Although the government lack maintenance and decision making for programs, that can maybe change in the

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