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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago (22 children)

The "Biden sucks" narrative is a little out of control at the moment. I hope his team pivots to highlight all of his successes around the time Trump is getting tossed in prison. That should hopefully be enough juxtaposition for even the most terminally online idiots in this country to not vote for the meme candidate again.

Part of the problem also is that centrist Dem voters are single issue queens and will refuse to turn out if they don't get their way on certain issues, and a lot of them are drawing lines in the sand over Israel/Palestine right now. In case anybody hasn't be paying attention, let me assure you, Trump will not end the war in the middle east. If anything, he will accelerate it. If you're unhappy about Biden supporting Israel but calling for an end to hostilities, boy are you going to be upset if Trump takes the White House and endorses full-on genocide of Muslims in the west bank and complete Russian supremacy in Ukraine.

[–] Superorgizznism -4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Funny enough, there's research demonstrates that people vote against the voters of a party, and it turns out that people don't like being called idiots for disagreeing politically with someone, and that they'll go so far as to vote against the party of voters calling them idiots.

Maybe just something to think about.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Interesting premise, have a link to the research?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's party specific though. Republican voters get shit on constantly and never waiver at the vote. It's people in the center and to the left that will just not show up if they've been slighted.

I say this way to often, but I'm ex Republican and we used to joke about how much the lefts bickering handed us elections. The only way to fix this country is to show up and vote dem because you can be damn sure Republicans are going to show up regardless of the candidate they choose.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

the amount of republicans who acknowledge trumps treason saying "I'm not sure yet" when asked if they will vote for trump is insane. They are just picking a color at this point. It could be anyone.

I am going to be bugging everyone I know come next November. We need apathetic centrists to vote to prevent more trump, make them know what's at stake

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Isn't one of the parties' voters calling people baby killers, groomers/pedophiles, deranged/insane for disagreeing with them politically?

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