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Some Democrats seem to believe that the opposition to Trump is strong enough that they could run anyone against him and win. I'm just not convinced. As Trump said, he could "shoot someone on fifth avenue and not lose any support". He has a pretty hardened base of support and it doesn't seem to matter what he does or says in regards to that level of support. |
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The Democrats can't run anyone. But the negatives of his opponent are down. His negatives are up, and 2018 proved the suburbs were getting nervous. Now he doesn't even have the economy. Keep in mind that even if Biden loses, if he allows us to keep the pressure up on the Senate and we take it, and keep the House, it would be a new dawn. And then the people crying about Biden can get what they want. More progressives in Congress and a Trump victory. |
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A little less Hillary being the soulless face of the establishment and Trump being seen as a wildcard outsider was probably a sizable factor. Some of those key rust belt states where Obama voters turned to Trump were probably hoping to get some of the jobs back that the Clintons and their neoliberal pals helped ship over seas through NAFTA and free trade.
Plus the fact that the Dems had the presidency for 2 terms usually will tilt the advantage toward your opponent. Also, for all the talk about sexism it seems like girl power was central to her campaign and she really didn't offer much that was interesting about her besides being the potential first woman prez. Even with that her performance with women wasn't great. |
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I think most people (if I had to put a number on it, I'd say....85%), when they are in that voting booth, with no one watching, they vote with their feelings and with their emotions. Is that a bad thing? I don't know - I lean towards it not being a good thing, but then again, even if you know every single position and promise of a candidate, most of them don't come even moderately close to keeping those positions/promises (e.g. "Read my lips, no new taxes!" or "He kept us out of the war!" [Woodrow Wilson]). To Bat's point, media and propoganda play an outsized role in our elections. |
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I'm undecided as to whether I'll vote for him based on some of Trump's latest authoritarian stunts but if I do it certainly won't be out of any sort of loyalty to the Democrats or Biden. |
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But, if you're a progressive who feels like Biden has made little or no effort to compromise with a progressive agenda, then perhaps he hasn't done enough to earn your vote. Perhaps, by abstaining from the election, they could show the Democrats and the DNC that, if they want to win elections in the future, they have to throw them a bone and implement some of their policy proposals. I could understand both sides of the arguments, but as jwb said, no one owes anyone their vote, regardless of their political affiliations or preferences. |
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