r/politics • u/ben_watson_jr • May 19 '24

How Can This Country Possibly Be Electing Trump Again? Soft Paywall

https://newrepublic.com/article/181287/can-america-possibly-elect-trump-again
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u/mdp300 New Jersey May 19 '24

I think there are very, very few people who would switch from voting for Biden in 20 to Trump in 24. What's more likely is that people just don't vote at all because Biden is too old, or inflation, or whatever stupid reason.

And they help Trump, because his supporters will vote. They think that the country has to be saved from communist democrats.

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u/vicvonqueso May 19 '24

A Democrat will refuse to vote over a single character flaw. Trump has 100s, and Republicans still double down

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u/b0w3n New York May 19 '24 edited May 20 '24

There are a lot of troubling views about the middle east lately and using that (coupled with foreign influence) to proclaim they won't vote for Biden since he isn't handling it the way they want him to handle it.

Like... y'all think Trump is going to be better? Dude literally made a "muslim ban". He has a good chance to take the win. Do I wish it was other choices? Sure. Do I wish we had ranked choice? Absolutely. But I'm not going to court fucking fascism because I think Old Man Biden isn't acting perfectly.

Edit: Here come the Trump bots and astroturfers

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u/FredoBagginz May 19 '24

We’re already courting fascism.