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/disposableaccount848 May 19 '24

Honestly, the USA essentially having only two options is the biggest reason why someone like Trump gets votes.

"I don't like Biden and I don't have any other options so Trump it is. 🤷‍♂️"

Not that I think it's sane to think like that as Trump is beyond awful in every shape or form and no matter what you think of Biden you shouldn't think he's worse than Trump but that's the reason really.

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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/OkProfessional6077 May 19 '24

Concerns over the age of our 82 year old president and inflation are not stupid, they are real issues. Are they issues worth handing the presidency to Trump by not voting? No, but they are not “stupid”.

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u/dawkins_20 May 19 '24

They are very real issues, but they still completely ignore the frank reality of our system. Its a binary choice, there is no other possible option to be elected president in Nov of 2024 than Biden or Trump. And one of them will do things that make inflation significantly worse, and is also old.