And I’m being serious. I feel like there might be an argument there, I just don’t understand it. Can someone please “steelman” that argument for me?

  • @[email protected]
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    288 hours ago

    Russian bots mostly, but also privileged people who think that a Trump presidency won’t affect them

    • @halcyoncmdr
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      Don’t underestimate the pissed off poor. The Dems kept telling them that things weren’t so bad while the Reps said they’d change things.

      The changes will of course be worse, but if things are clearly shit, and someone keeps telling you that it’s not that bad, you start to despise those people even if they’re the better choice.

      • @grue
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        Don’t underestimate the pissed off poor. The Dems kept telling them that things weren’t so bad while the Reps said they’d change things.

        Okay, but those aren’t the single-issue Gaza voters OP was asking about.

        Frankly, they should’ve been what OP was asking about though, because they were a way bigger factor (and always are, in every election, despite the Democrats abject refusal to acknowledge it).

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        Do you have any examples of Dems telling people things werent bad? The closest things I can think of is dems saying we know things are bad but we are working on them and they are getting better. It feels like a republican talking point that dems think things are good.

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          “Bidenomics” and “Economy is doing great” and anything and everything involving the word “GDP”

    • @Asidonhopo
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      Sure, Russian bots. But Hasbara likely played a significant role too.