Political Discussion

[Sonicpharmacist]

The Democratic Party seems like they’ve been taking their voters for granted. Just show up and so will the people.

They’ve done it for years. I mean, if you’re as charismatic as Obama, maybe they’re right….but HRC wasn’t in 2016, and Biden certainly isn’t now.

 

[Sonicpharmacist]

I share the same fears but I’d also like to point out a lot can happen in nine months. I can’t help but feel resignation manifests the defeat. We’re making a lot of assumptions about the election’s outcome. Or existence, for that matter.

I truly don’t think DJT will win, but that doesn’t mean I’m not scared shitless.

 

[Bull Shannon]

I truly don’t think DJT will win, but that doesn’t mean I’m not scared shitless.

Me too. I may be beating the drum of optimism when it comes to this election but if he wins I doubt there’ll be another.

 

[avecigrec]

At least Ramaswamy's out now. The night isn't a  total loss.

 

[RenegadeMonster]

I truly don’t think DJT will win, but that doesn’t mean I’m not scared shitless.

The part that has me scared shitless was I saw a poll over the weekend that said if the general election were to happen today, Donald Trump would win by more than 10 points over Biden.

 

[ranbalam]

It was a forgone conclusion, but the fact that human shit stain is getting closer to power again is a sad condemnation of the mass of awful people who live in this shit hole country.

The fact that people Trumpers are saying things like: "We actually need a dictator nowadays" boggles my mind. They have no idea what they are wishing for.

 

[RenegadeMonster]

The fact that people Trumpers are saying things like: "We actually need a dictator nowadays" boggles my mind. They have no idea what they are wishing for.

I think they are just sick of congress getting nothing done and want to give all the power to one man to get things done. But don't realize what that entails.

 

[RenegadeMonster]

Every Awful Thing Trump Has Promised to Do in a Second Term — Rolling Stone

The former president has pushed a slew of terrifying proposals, both publicly and privately, that he plans to unleash on America should he take down Biden

apple.news

 

[Nee Lewman]

I have a feeling this election will be won by the party with the least apathetic voters.

 

[avecigrec]

I have a feeling this election will be won by the party with the least apathetic voters.

This is the way

 

[epyon415]

Me too. I may be beating the drum of optimism when it comes to this election but if he wins I doubt there’ll be another.

i fear not enough people are taking is possibility serious enough. my impression among the young voters is they feel they can protest this election and re-engage in 2028…which honestly i don’t believe would happen under another Trump shitshow.

 

[Jan]

i fear not enough people are taking is possibility serious enough. my impression among the young voters is they feel they can protest this election and re-engage in 2028…which honestly i don’t believe would happen under another Trump shitshow.

There will be other elections just not necessarily ones that someone else can win. Purin gets himslef reelected regularly as well

 

[RenegadeMonster]

i fear not enough people are taking is possibility serious enough. my impression among the young voters is they feel they can protest this election and re-engage in 2028…which honestly i don’t believe would happen under another Trump shitshow.

But what happens in 2028 if Trump doesn't live that long?

 

[Hemotep]

But what happens in 2028 if Trump doesn't live that long?

Desantis or some other fascist fuckstick gets handed the reigns. Trump is only a symptom of a much larger rot.

 

[yukbon]

Desantis or some other fascist fuckstick gets handed the reigns. Trump is only a symptom of a much larger rot.

yes, but also: none of the others have the cult of personality that trump does. none of them have the shamelessness required.

not sure that any of the others have the kompromat that has trump in thrall to putin either.

 

[Hemotep]

yes, but also: none of the others have the cult of personality that trump does. none of them have the shamelessness required.

not sure that any of the others have the kompromat that has trump in thrall to putin either.

If we were guaranteed free elections again after a second Trump presidency, I'd agree, but once the guardrails are dismantled you don't need the cult of personality as much to stay in power. And there are plenty who could fill that position, especially if it's some Christian nationalist who has some charisma. A lot of those guys are shameless enough. But it's probably more likely that the empire crumbles and regionalizes if there isn't a single unifier on that side after Trump meets his end. At least that's what previous examples of authoritarian governments have tended to do. I'm going to another conference on authoritarianism this Spring so it'll be really interesting to see what new research is being done on this. Of course history can always throw us some surprises.

 

[EvanBenner]

This got me wondering about comparisons to the recent couple of caucuses. It's somewhat heartening to realize that 1.) the frontrunner in Iowa isn't a surefire win for the primaries [see Bernie/Cruz], 2.) DJT's just a smidge above par from his past primary caucus even with fewer rivals to split votes between, and 3.) R caucus participation is significantly down from 186,932 votes cast in 2016.



Screencapped from the wikipedia articles on relevant party caucus years detailed at top.

 

[threesunrises]

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This got me wondering about comparisons to the recent couple of caucuses. It's somewhat heartening to realize that 1.) the frontrunner in Iowa isn't a surefire win for the primaries [see Bernie/Cruz], 2.) DJT's just a smidge above par from his past primary caucus even with fewer rivals to split votes between, and 3.) R caucus participation is significantly down from 186,932 votes cast in 2016.

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Screencapped from the wikipedia articles on relevant party caucus years detailed at top.

I think there is one other thing to take into consideration: never has the frontrunner been under criminal indictment and facing multiple trials. Obviously, Cannon is doing all she can to delay the Florida trial, but I truly believe that there will be at least once trial held before voting begins. There is a percentage of trumpers who are on record stating that if he's convicted, they won't vote for him. That doesn't mean that Biden will get their votes, they'll probably abstain instead.

I have also seen Haley supporting caucus goers say that if trump gets the nom, they WILL in fact vote for Biden. He's not as popular as he was, it's just that his die hard supporters are insanely vocal. Regardless, I am terrified and hope that bastard is convicted multiple times prior to the convention or that his love of McDonalds renders him incapacitated.

 

[Dtknuckles]

I truly don’t think DJT will win, but that doesn’t mean I’m not scared shitless.

I keep repeating to myself that Republicans have underperformed in every election since he DJT was elected.

 

[LiamGallaghersBucketHat]

Let’s goooooooo