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lees1975

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48. It's another less than 1% of the vote win in three states.

Thu Nov 7, 2024, 03:09 PM

Nov 7

As the final votes are counted, it is looking more and more like fewer than 100,000 in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania will separate Harris from Trump, and in the popular vote, while it doesn't now appear that she will top his total, it's going to be within 1%. So Trump goes in, once again, with half the electorate soundly against him.

I am now of the opinion that Biden should have announced, early into his term, that he wasn't going to seek re-election, allowing the trends to settle around whoever wanted to run.

We have to stop playing politics like we always have, and running campaigns like we always have. One thing we have to figure out is how to untangle a web of lies, and expose the truth and flatten the liars.

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The DNC blew it. Here's how and why. [View all] hawkeye21 Nov 7 OP

I truly believe that leaders at the top of everything bucolic_frolic Nov 7 #1

The problem is that not nominating Harris would have completely split the party apart underpants Nov 7 #2

This right here. Biden *should have* decided a year in advance and have had an open democratic primary dsp3000 Nov 7 #4

In hindsight yes but wouldn't that have looked like admitting failure? underpants Nov 7 #10

Not to me, because I never expected him to run for re-election to begin with In It to Win It Nov 7 #51

And JFK should have listened and not gone to Dallas. GreenWave Nov 7 #53

I am so fucking tired of this fucking bullshit FHRRK Nov 7 #3

Exactly Freddie Nov 7 #6

Well said! City Lights Nov 7 #23

☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾THIS !!!☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 MAGA Voted for OJ Simpson the White version and some are still demanding DNC change uponit7771 Nov 7 #28

👍👍👍 Rebl2 Nov 7 #60

I cannot disagree, hindsight in hand. Ferrets are Cool Nov 7 #5

so they should have assumed voters hated women? bigtree Nov 7 #7

In the future we should definitely assume Bettie Nov 7 #18

Misogyny is absolutely strong Dem4life1234 Nov 7 #30

No assumption is necessary. Judge voters by their actions. RockRaven Nov 7 #32

Bull Shit, respectfully. gab13by13 Nov 7 #8

BOOM! Well done and thank you. NT Mike 03 Nov 7 #17

And we would be blaming Jews and Israel if we lost within Shapiro on the ticket JI7 Nov 7 #9

This is spot on Johnny2X2X Nov 7 #11

Please stop, even Mexico now has a woman president delisen Nov 7 #25

macho Mexico has a female president/abortion rights now delisen Nov 7 #38

VP Harris ran a near-flawless campaign, but had only three months. brush Nov 7 #41

Here we go again. Blame Democrats for voter stupidity. n/t valleyrogue Nov 7 #12

Once Biden announced, all energy moved towards Kamala, starting with Biden Renew Deal Nov 7 #13

Can't blame the DNC Fiendish Thingy Nov 7 #14

Agree..the DNC is NOT to blame here. The job of the DNC chair is to raise money..and boy did he! PortTack Nov 7 #19

Don't forget Vice President Harris ran in 2020 as a presidential nominee so she knew how to campaign. jimfields33 Nov 7 #34

The galring failure Zeitghost Nov 7 #42

Yep, the 47% cap was repeated often flamingdem Nov 7 #56

"It appears we could have won with any of those tickets." onenote Nov 7 #15

People don't vote because someone lives in their state. Gore1FL Nov 7 #16

It's not about where a candidate lives Zeitghost Nov 7 #43

Could've, would've, should've. Elessar Zappa Nov 7 #20

I don't know if Democrats will ever win the Presidency again, frankly, for obvious reasons. Wingus Dingus Nov 7 #21

+1 John1956PA Nov 7 #40

i agree, this country took a huge newdayneeded Nov 7 #52

It's dispairing that fear of a unknown "minority female" is greater than fear of Trump/oligarchy. BadgerKid Nov 7 #22

So when you say "the DNC", you mean Joe Biden and all Democratic primary voters muriel_volestrangler Nov 7 #24

We never had a truly open primary Zeitghost Nov 7 #45

Unrec. yardwork Nov 7 #26

Just, ove snowybirdie Nov 7 #27

It's not monday morning quarterbacking Zeitghost Nov 7 #46

Yet another woodwork post. live love laugh Nov 7 #29

A tiresome sexist analysis. If anything is to "blame" it would be... NNadir Nov 7 #31

Biden's decision to run was a terrible decision. pat_k Nov 7 #33

Dismissing the polls. Initech Nov 7 #35

Biden didn't drop out 2 years ago so that doc03 Nov 7 #36

"It's the media, st**pid" Scubamatt Nov 7 #37

YES and the media's double standard where they required a higher bar for Kamala than trump, and even though she met JohnSJ Nov 7 #57

It was Predatory Capitalism causing Worldwide Inflation. Emile Nov 7 #39

I agree with much of that. WarGamer Nov 7 #44

it started when Biden jumped in the race for 2024. lynintenn Nov 7 #47

The religious right is dying out rapidly. lees1975 Nov 7 #50

they are splintering into a more radical cult. lynintenn Nov 7 #59

It's another less than 1% of the vote win in three states. lees1975 Nov 7 #48

We don't get like Republicans to win Jason1961 Nov 7 #49

To be clear, we didn't have a choice given the circumstances. In It to Win It Nov 7 #54

Bullshit. They said the same thing that the country wasn't ready for an African American also, and in 1960 that the JohnSJ Nov 7 #55

I Don't Disagree RobinA Nov 7 #58