US Presidential Election, Nov 5th 2024

[Dax777]

Rubbish. You simply haven't bothered to check her policies, or don't care if what you're saying is true.

She should highlight her policies. Not require that I the voter be the one to go find it.

I voted in New Jersey. A Democrat State. Biden won it by 16 points. She is currently ahead by 5.

 

[Dax777]

Why didn't all the Republicans that voted for Trump in 2024 vote for him in 2020 ? Perhaps they don't really exist now?

They did. The difference is independent voters joined them.

He reversed the Joe Biden win amongst independents.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

What do you think the problem was?

I dunno!
The American electorate, maybe.
They’re getting what they voted for.
You’re getting what you voted for.

Whatever way you dress it up. That’s democracy. Can’t see there being a coup/insurrection/protest/whatever at the inauguration in January.

One thing the margins have shown, in my view, is how unUnited the Federal Union is.
In keeping with the way a lot of countries including the UK are going or toying with, this is an isolationist endorsement.

What do I know however, looking on from Doonbeg.

 

[Nellies left peg]

i listened to her interviews, but she didnt say anything.

To be honest i think she was an awful candidate who appealed to no one who wasn't already a democrat voter
i think any competent democrat politician should have wiped the floor with Trump

If you blame the voters, then you really are missing the issue

The options were Harris who like you say was awful or Trump who at least had served a term in office. The voters weren’t exactly spoilt for choice

 

[kaz7]

I take it he will get off all charges now ? Also assume he will do no jail time

 

[crazyadi]

I think it’s a few things -
1) The country is sick to death of being told they are thick, idiots, racists, homophobes and so on, because they refuse to fall in line with the liberal invertebrates. people are voting on their right to think and feel how they want to, without facing an onslaught because they don't agree men can change gender etc etc.
2) The attempted radicalization of young white males humanity by the liberals.
3) Social media’s (and media in general) sowing of discontent and misery and Dem’s inability to understand or control it

And most importantly -
4) an electorate that is unhappy with the incumbent

corrected that for you.

 

[moomba]

She should highlight her policies. Not require that I the voter be the one to go find it.

I voted in New Jersey. A Democrat State. Biden won it by 16 points. She is currently ahead by 5.

She did. Many times.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Why didn't all the Democrats that voted for Biden vote for Harris? Are they racist or sexist? Or perhaps they never really existed in 2020.

Less black people and women voted for Harris than biden according to the BBC. I doubt that those women were sexist or the black people were racist - they just didn't rate Kamala for whatever reason.

 

[moomba]

i listened to her interviews, but she didnt say anything.

To be honest i think she was an awful candidate who appealed to no one who wasn't already a democrat voter
i think any competent democrat politician should have wiped the floor with Trump

If you blame the voters, then you really are missing the issue

I don't care if you think she's an awful candidate. Your prerogative.

But when you say she didn't have policies when she did don't be surprised if I tell you that you're wrong.

Not sure I ever blamed voters? Don't know where that's come from.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Almost a million people died on the orange cunts last watch because he insisted on being a dick , watch out

It looks like they were mostly democrat voters?

 

[mosssideblue]

I take it he will get off all charges now ? Also assume he will do no jail time

That was my initial thought too. Will grant himself a pardon.

That said, isn’t sentencing for one of his crimes due later this month?

 

[Middedon]

corrected that for you.

Well, it’s clear we will have to disagree on this one!

 

[moomba]

I wonder what will become of the Republicans against Trump crowd. Will they join the Democrats, start up Republicans against Vance/Trump Jr, start a new party, walk away from politics.

 

[BlueHammer85]

I can't disagree with a single word he says there.

Articulated brilliantly however it’s easy to slag off Harris campaign after the result - I personally felt she was doing all the right things, positive, hardly any gaffes,smashed Trump in the head to head debate.
If she had focused on the economy progressing and job sector doing well no one would have cared.

Trump won on lies, misinformation and being a WWE figure that ‘owns the libs’, can ‘Make America Great Again’ and is against the ‘Mainstream Media’ all backed by the worlds richest man pumping constant propaganda for Trump on the biggest social media platform. I don’t think a Harris change of philosophy for her campaign would have made any difference .

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

I take it he will get off all charges now ? Also assume he will do no jail time

He was never going to see the inside of a jail cell, it was all theatre really.

 

[KS55]

Avoid the question. Good one. So where did all the 2020 Democrat voters go? They just decided to sit home and allow a "fascist" to be elected over a poor noble woman of colour?

The republicans intercepted and destroyed the ballots.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

I wonder what will become of the Republicans for Trump crowd. Will they join the Democrats, start up Republicans against Vance/Trump Jr, start a new party, walk away from politics.

I suppose if they are for trump then they will be quite content?

 

[moomba]

I suppose if they are for trump then they will be quite content?

Funny.

 

[Dax777]

I think it’s a few things -
1) The country is further right than many of us would like it to be and those people are voting on emotion not specific policy

You are half right. The country isn't as left as most here think. But they are not voting on emotion. They are voting against ideas that are antithetical to their reality.

2) The radicalization of young white men

Disagree. Again, Trump made gains with Black women, Black men, Hispanic men, Hispanic women, non college degree white men and women and young men.

He failed to outperform his prior numbers in 1 demographic. College educated young women.

One can reach whatever conclusions one wants, but the facts remain the facts.

3) Social media’s (and media in general) sowing of discontent and misery and Dem’s inability to understand or control it

Well, I think there was discontent and I agree the Dems had no answer.

And most importantly -
4) an electorate that is unhappy with the incumbent

Ding Ding Ding!!!! You saved the best for last :)

That was the ballgame all along. The Economy was ALWAYS the answer. Always!!

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Well, it’s clear we will have to disagree on this one!

It seems they’re fed up of being told what to think by experts, so they’ll have to live out the experiences of the past.

It’s probably best to leave them to learn from what happens next whilst minimising the damage it might do to you and your family and friends.