• @SkybreakerEngineer
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    648 hours ago

    55% of the vote, 20% of the population. Democrats stayed home.

    • HubertManne
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      117 hours ago

      55% of the electorate who care which is sorta more sad sounding.

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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      -25 hours ago

      Stayed home, or had their votes discarded because of hanging chads? We’ll never know because there was no challenge issued.

    • @UsernameHere
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      -207 hours ago

      Many who voted democrat in 2020 voted republican in 2024 because the billionaire class convinced them democrats caused inflation when democrats said they would tax billionaires.

      Imagine what they would do to Bernie.

      • @[email protected]
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        No, blue voters didn’t vote for Republicans. This is the second thread I see you posting this misinformation when it’s not remotely true outside of ONE demographic (Latino men). Left of centre democrats just didn’t show up to the polls (and they had no reason to, tbh).

        You can look up the turnout numbers yourself, it’s literally headline news.

        Edit: nvm, you seem to have it out for Bernie and think Biden/Harris was a fine ticket even when Dems were asking Biden to step down. I see your game.

        • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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          65 hours ago

          and they had no reason to, tbh).

          I understand your point, but preventing another 4 years under the walking orange disaster is a pretty good reason.

          • @[email protected]
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            65 hours ago

            I agree with you (hence why I finally got my dual citizenship and voted) but a lot of people can’t see beyond their own needs. An existential reason was never going to be enough to galvanize them.

            • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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              45 hours ago

              You are right of course. It doesn’t make it any easier to stomach.

              Congratulations on your citizenship, for whatever that’s worth these days. Honestly, I’m emotionally affected by this election, and I’m going to say a lot of things that aren’t necessarily indicative of my overall feelings about this country. For all of our faults, it’s still a country of amazing opportunity and privilege compared to a lot of other countries on this planet. I still love it here, despite being at odds with over half of my fellow citizens on a regular basis. So really, and genuinely, congratulations on becoming a citizen, and welcome to the fold.

              • @[email protected]
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                35 hours ago

                Thank you! I’m very lucky in that I was claiming what was already a birth right through my parents, so my citizenship was really not as tough as people actually immigrating and going through the whole intrusive process.

                I still don’t consider the US my “home” per se, not like my birth country, but I’ve met some wonderful people, and my state is pretty blue, so I have no doubt my governor will be fighting the orange clown tooth and nail for four years. That being said, man the political atmosphere here can be…well, let’s just say I’m getting used to the “American exceptionalism” aspects of the culture.

                • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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                  15 hours ago

                  Idk how long you’ve been here, but this is not normal. This is very wrong, and it’s disturbing how many people don’t see how far we’ve fallen. Politics has been an ever-present and disturbing part of our lives since 2016. It wasn’t like this before. But when an attention seeking narcissist entered the race, the media outlets decided to pounce upon his every worthless word, rather than ignoring him like the incompetent joke that he is. They gave him an outsized voice when he should have none, and he’s caused nothing but harm ever since.

                  I don’t know what the future looks like from this day forward. It could end up being nothing more than a 4 year grift (or however many years clown show lives if less than 4), or it could end up being a serious challenge to our democracy. I’m not looking forward to it, but it is decided, so here we go.

                  That said, I know a lot of refugees who came to this country 45-50 years ago and their lives & kid’s lives are immeasurably better than they would be in their home country. For reasons like that, I’ll always fight for what America represents. I’m hoping some day soon Americans remember our real ideals and start living them more truly.

          • @[email protected]
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            107 hours ago

            Ok bro, and what about the DEMOCRATS that didn’t vote this time around??

            How did Harris lose 10-15 million votes + Trump lost 2 million votes from 2020 if EVERY INDEPENDENT from 2020 voted Trump?

            • @UsernameHere
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              -57 hours ago

              All anyone has regarding that is annecdotal. But in my experience many friends, family, coworkers who voted democrat in 2020 were convinced by republican ads that democrats were to blame for the inflation caused by Covid and price gouging.

              • @[email protected]
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                67 hours ago

                We literally have the numbers, it’s called “counting the ballots”. What in the post-fact world?

                This has to be a troll.

                • @UsernameHere
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                  -36 hours ago

                  Voter turnout was a record high never before seen in 2020 because of the pandemic.

                  Less people voted overall in 2024 because no pandemic.

                  Not rocket science.