It still blows my mind he won the popular vote.
replyThis timeline is fucking _wild_.
The most popular candidate was "I didn't vote"
replyDNC did a great job endorsing that candidate.
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replyThat's definitely why Trump is -27 net approval.
replyThat's just buyers remorse. He told us how he intended to govern. His opponent told us how he intended to govern. The voters were not mislead.
reply(and his approval would be the same mid 40s it always was if gas prices were reasonable)
He’s never achieved a majority vote in any election, FWIW. His claim of a mandate was just as brazen as all the other litany of lies - he’s a lame duck lame duck. The true shame is on the congressional republicans for letting him sully them so deeply and follow him in his self immolation of the entire government and America in the world. The rebuilding will be a major test of the successor, and it’ll be fascinating to see if the Goldwater republicans can become the party of reason again rather than this reality TV idiocracy.
reply> The true shame is on the congressional republicans for letting him sully them so deeply and follow him in his self immolation of the entire government and America
replyThis is the problem when your entire identity and principles boil down to "doing what the social superior tells you to".
This is not idiocracy. It's the prequel. In idiocracy, they understood that they were dumb and put the smart guy in charge.
replyfor 20 minutes, and then they tried to kill him
replyAmericans aren't angry because Trump was wrong, they're angry because it's not working.
replyAfter denying project 2025 and then carrying it out almost exactly? They were misled.b
replyWhat?
replyDuring the election Trump denied knowing anything about Project 2025 and he has enacted a lot of it. I dont know why voters trusted him on that but here we are.
replyTrump is globally famous for lying. It's possibly his most well known attribute? What's the argument here?
replyThe argument is that what he promised and what we got are very different. Saying people voted for this isn't genuine IMO.
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replyIt’s not. It’s because he took inflation to the Moon. If he hadn’t had Hegseth at his side, and hadn’t gone into Iran, he’d probably still be treading water.
replyInflation under Trump is half that of when Biden was in.
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/article/inflation-u...
reply> Inflation under Trump is half that of when Biden was in
replyAnd how did that work out for Biden?
Voters don’t like inflation. Blowing up energy prices by launching a war of choice while shutting down domestic production because windmills isn’t smart policy.
And won via a plurality after losing the popular vote in the last election. The least popular president in history can’t win a majority of popular vote. It’s not shocking he’s deeply unpopular, he never was popular. He’s a won twice on a technicality of the republic created to ensure the rural states wouldn’t be dominated by Virginia in the original establishment of the union.
replyHe’s a pariah everywhere on earth, most especially at home. The sad part is the democrats couldn’t mount a successful campaign against someone so unfit to lead. Now there’s nothing left to do but clean up the mess and undo the terrible harm he has caused and repair what can be once he’s finally out of our hair.
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replyEligible voter turnout in 2024 was <50% for 18-24 year olds, and <65% for 25-44 year olds in the US.
replyUnless 100% of people vote it doesnt count as voting?
replyPeople who don't vote don't oppose the winner.
replyAny idea is worth entertaining, to avoid the realization the purity spiraling ideology is just as reviled by 90 % of the people as is racism.
replyI think my idea for this is that a candidate doesn’t win the election unless they get more than 50% of all eligible votes, not 50% of the votes cast. If there is no clear winner the seat is vacant, but a new election is scheduled for two weeks later. Districts and states that don’t care to vote simply don’t get a say.
replyThe New England Patriots lost the 2026 Superbowl, and that list of losers includes all the second and third stringers who didn't play.
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replyBecause people in safe demographics (non minority, no care about reproductive rights) love to broadcast 'both sides are the same'.
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replyIt was more like Obama was so cool and had so much panache he won despite having an extremely incompetent team...and then both he and his team believed he won because of them and proceeded to self-sabotage the DNC from within.
replyTo be clear, I'm not excusing him. I think he was very cool indeed but ultimately a weak president that lacked in leadership before and after his term
>NoidFonsense.
replyThis is a dogwhistling incel username.
What do you think makes a person left-wing or left-leaning?
replyoh yeah? which attitudes do you take issue with?
replyFeels like you're trying to bait them instead of engaging in good faith.
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