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/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/johnny_fives_555 May 19 '24

Choosing perfection over good enough has always been the pitfall of the democrat voter. The inability to choose the lesser of two evils is one of the reasons we’re in a situation like we’re in today with roe being overturned turned and abortion pretty much being banned in many states.

The concept of voting for someone you don’t entirely believe in but is miles better than the other guy goes against the core of some if not many liberals. Because at the end of the day they’re still voting for someone they deem as “evil”.