My position for a while was that if Biden runs away with this, whatever shit Trump tries to pull still won't be enough. His best shot was always getting it to a place he can work around the margins using voter supression and blatant cheating. I just thought the trajectory was leading to a Biden blowout.

I don't think that anymore. I can absolutely see this one being >= 5 points come election day. I think the overall Dem aesthetic will start to wear thin on people. I really have no idea how the debates are going to go, but I see them swinging in Trump's favor.

If that's the case, you gotta beat the house on election day, and Trump is the house and you know what he's been doing.

I don't know, just sharing my thoughts. Good to be back with you homies.

  • leftofthat [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    The GOP hasn't even begun to sacrifice its own people yet.

    Trump could basically flip his entire platform in October to support Trumpcare for All (most of Medicare is already run by the private insurance companies); Bringing Home Troops (and into Portland); and a "Green" New Deal (everyone gets $100/week forever unless you're a criminal or something).

    His base would be too confused to do anything but vote for team Red, and suddenly he's gunning for that "lesser evil" title that the libs have been spending 4 months turning into something palatable to the mouth.

    • worker_democracy [they/them]
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      4 years ago

      “Green” New Deal (everyone gets $100/week forever unless you’re a criminal or something).

      This is mind-numbing so it's probably gonna happen, and people will still say it goes too far.

      • leftofthat [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        None of those things reform capitalism.

        Trumpcare can be entirely sold off to the health insurers. Trumpbux are just Amazon Fodder -- "you can have $100/week or $120 Amazon Gift Card".

        Legalizing marijuana they're just stalling as long as possible waiting for the industry to get set up for that they can read the room I think. There are now "cooking with weed" Netflix reality shows. Plus the prison industry is going to be flush with Antifa.

          • leftofthat [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            By 2025 there will be exactly two employees that make up 90% of the country:

            "Amazon Family" members, who basically travel and are housed in tight dorms at the Amazon Warehouses, like a shitty Google campus. They are given everything they need and are able to bring their family (though additional family members will be at a cost). They are paid in Amazon Credit.

            and

            "Amazon Free" members, who are all gig workers summoned by their smart phones to perform some type of task for someone else. They have no benefits but can choose their own schedule or something. They are paid in Amazon Credit.

    • splatmeinthebussy [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      It doesn't seem like he will flip his platform though. He has had the opportunity for months to really be an economic populist in the sense of making Trumpbux a permanent thing, but can't seem to be bothered.