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Self Esteem

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6. A historically unpopular president.
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 12:56 PM
Nov 2024

That's it. Almost never does the party with a very unpopular president keep the White House.

It was always going to be an uphill battle to keep the White House.

They pulled it off because enough Americans felt the cost of everything was too high that they were willing to risk Trump again.

And when you have an uninformed electorate, it's easy to message.

Everything was cheaper under Trump. Even before COVID. Trump is promising to make everything cheaper again. And that's how the country approached the election.

What's baffling is how many people are utterly floored by the result when the polls showed Trump was potentially positioned for a win and even Harris' campaign expressed that they were the underdog.

This was always going to be a tough election. That's why Joe Biden dropped out because he eventually concluded he would lose and that someone else might do a bit better.

But in the end, Harris was always the underdog. Just as her campaign said throughout the election.

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All I want to know is [View all] malaise Nov 2024 OP
Propaganda, very effectively utilized propaganda. nt Phoenix61 Nov 2024 #1
FOX News kentuck Nov 2024 #3
Simple DiverDave Nov 2024 #2
A milquetoast Attorney General gab13by13 Nov 2024 #4
This definitely feels scripted. rubbersole Nov 2024 #5
Funny that big money trusts the players Ilikepurple Nov 2024 #8
A historically unpopular president. Self Esteem Nov 2024 #6
Yeah, the whole thing looks fishy to me, but I don't want to go down the "They stole the election!" rabbit hole. sop Nov 2024 #7
A cogent and reasonable "hypothesis" was presented on Dailykos. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/11/13/2285824/ Bumbles Nov 2024 #11
Racism and misogyny. Fascist playbook. usonian Nov 2024 #9
Religion Nigrum Cattus Nov 2024 #10
This makes no sense at all to me skydive forever Nov 2024 #12
The Republicans DENVERPOPS Nov 2024 #13
Space Lasers bucolic_frolic Nov 2024 #14
Because it's not about Republicans vs Democrats. Mr.Bee Nov 2024 #15
this voteragain Nov 2024 #16
Yeah, same here malaise canetoad Nov 2024 #17
Our voters... orwell Nov 2024 #18
These cybersecurity experts have an idea Loupe Garoue Nov 2024 #19
HEre: Amaryllis Nov 2024 #20
Because insanely stupid, that's why. TheKentuckian Nov 2024 #21
Multiple tidal waves of disinfo Blue_Tires Nov 2024 #22
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