• audiomodder@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 months ago

    I love how this is painted entirely as the fault of people who chose not to vote, and not the fault of the Democrats who seem to try their best to run the shittiest possible candidate. If Democrats would have run a candidate that was worth voting for, maybe more people would have turned out to vote for their candidate.

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      3 months ago

      The gap between Hillary’s popular vote win and Trump’s electoral college win is the biggest gap in US history. We’ve never had so many votes ignored. I agree with you the voters aren’t too blame.

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      3 months ago

      I’ve been voting for decades. I rarely get to vote for a candidate I truly support. Most of the time I vote for the candidate that is closer to what I want than their opponent. It’s the unfortunate nature of the two-party system, but I never let my power to vote go unused.

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      3 months ago

      Biden was a popular pick because he fits the demographic of people who vote:

      • Father figure who will take care of you
      • Loves his family
      • Name recognition
      • Is affiliated with Obama when times were good.
      • Isn’t Trump in every way

      I’m not sure how people don’t recognize that it’s a popularity contest. One side wants good people in there that they can trust. Biden is trustworthy even if you don’t agree with everything he does. Think of every other possible candidate and if you have to tell all your friends about them or they already know who they are. Trust isn’t even on the table yet.