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[–] [email protected] 103 points 9 months ago (3 children)

the-democrat Here's why muslims are to blame for Trump's win

[–] [email protected] 48 points 9 months ago

Those darn muslims are just too antisemitic, they hate Biden because he stands with the Jews πŸ˜”

[–] [email protected] 46 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 72 points 9 months ago (7 children)

The most obvious thing a year ago would be for the DNC to pick a new candidate and let Biden take the fall for starting WW3. I honestly don’t know what they are thinking by doing the unpopular thing yet still running Biden.

Either Biden is forcing it, or they are surprised that support for Israel would be this weak.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Easier time fundraising under a trump presidency

[–] [email protected] 41 points 9 months ago

DNC staffers brainstorming fundraising email drafts as we speak

"We are now under one of the MOST TYRANNICAL leaders in WORLD HISTORY"

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Both of the parties are more comfortable being the opposition when they don't actually have to do anything and can collect donations while telling people they need to vote harder.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I always figured you can grift more when actually in power compared to fundraising like chumps in the offseason.

The amount that industry lobbyists will pay to get a government contract or whatever makes donations look petty.

But I have no sense of the actual numbers for any of this

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Did you tankies consider that every vote for Trump is actually a vote for Biden?

Biden is crushing it. smuglord

[–] [email protected] 46 points 9 months ago

Every vote for trump is a vote for fascism, and every vote for fascism is a vote for genocide ergo: every vote for trump is a vote for Biden checkmate liberals

[–] [email protected] 61 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Have Americans stopped to consider that everything is actually great and they're just stupid for not appreciating it? If you'll just look at this chart,

[–] [email protected] 40 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Maybe Biden will share that idea at his press conference tomorrow in Michigan. I'm sure it will be an even bigger hit with Arab-Americans.

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 9 months ago (12 children)

I'm still neutral on how this will go. Gut says Trump, but so many wacky things happen suddenly now that who knows. Some part of me still thinks Trump might go to jail or face some legal consequences. It's still very surprising that Colorado and New Hampshire knocked him off their ballots and now it's going to the supreme court. Also either of them might die or go infirm before November.

I hate living in historically interesting moments

[–] [email protected] 46 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It might actually be funnier if biden wins despite this kind of polling. Might get a redo for Jan 6

[–] [email protected] 65 points 9 months ago (4 children)

lmao this time trump wins the popular vote but biden gets in on EC

[–] [email protected] 40 points 9 months ago (1 children)

that's what I've been guessing might happen for a while. It would be hilarious. It would be the first time that would happen in a Democrat's favor (except if you count 1824, but I don't).

[–] [email protected] 40 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Would be hilarious to see just because the chuds and libs would do a switcheroo on their EC stance.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 9 months ago (1 children)

and nothing would fundamentally change biden-troll

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago

Yeah that tectonic plate of a contradiction might fucking do it

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Saw this on Reddit earlier. They libs are calling it Russian propaganda. Then they say the demographics are off - so someone comes and shows the demographics are good - they run with the "demographics are bad" anyway.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 9 months ago

Yet they quote polling like the gospels when a leftist candidate is doing badly. Funny how that works.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 9 months ago

Worth mentioning that in 2020, Biden won every state on this list aside from NC.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 9 months ago

Watching any American electoral thing is like watching the little nukes fly on doomsday simulations.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 9 months ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 47 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Libs are in copium mode already. The few I talked to about this have come back with several responses:

-"too early, people aren't paying attention and just looking to blame Biden"

-"Democrats are winning elections elsewhere"

-"Trump may be winning in the primaries, but he's not in the spotlight and 15% of Republicans won't vote for him"

-"if Trump gets charged that will spotlight his crimes"

[–] [email protected] 42 points 9 months ago (2 children)

-"Democrats are winning elections elsewhere"

where, israel?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 9 months ago (2 children)

even they don't like brandon

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 9 months ago (1 children)

One of my libs told me: "Everyone who supports Nicki Haley hates Trump and won't vote for him"

As if republican voters aren't famous for falling in line.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 9 months ago (6 children)

I'm already beginning to see the "awww geez, we have to vote for Biden" stuff from certain YouTube personalities. Personalities who've until now rightfully roasted Genocide Joe.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (11 children)

Conversation I had with an older black friend:

  1. Trump will not save Gaza either.
  2. The United States was founded on genocide, slavery and is evil by definition.
  3. It is in the interest of the oligarchy to have apathetic voters.
  4. Third-Party candidates are a waste of time.
  5. Biden is the lesser of both evils.
  6. It is a moral responsibility to vote for Biden.

I'm not sure how to respond, because I like the guy, but something about older Black boomers defending the Democratic Party makes for difficult conversations.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Can't wait for liberals to claim the election was stolen, do a shitty protest in the capital, get murdered by cops, and complete their transformation into literal Blue MAGA.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 9 months ago (3 children)

get murdered by cops,

Then they'll complain that radical leftists somehow made the cops kill people.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 9 months ago (6 children)

So does political polling matter or is it bullshit? The site flip-flops on it alot.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 9 months ago

I think Biden polling 8%+ behind in swing states that he won four years ago is meaningful. It's not so decisive that it means Trump is absolutely going to win, but it's definitely not a good sign for the Dems.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It does give an indication of who'd win if the election were held right now, but it's only so reliable. Right up till the last minute in 2016 the polls had Hillary far ahead of Trump, but we know how that turned out. Still, that year was somewhat of an outlier and they're usually not that far off. Really it depends on the methodology of the individual poll, inherent biases, sample sizes, demographics, etc.

These things can also be deliberately manipulated by pollsters to give the results they want.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 9 months ago (18 children)

this dude better bow the fuck out quick

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 9 months ago (1 children)

if he signed away student debt tomorrow he'd win but they don't care about winning because there is only 1 party.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

who wants to bet they gonna do a nationwide trans ban and thatll be the new culture war thing now that abortion is taking a back seat yea

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I will never look at a poll

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