I love self harm so I went to the site to check what they think of Trump v DeSantis.

Note: Do not go to the site. It is (obviously) a fascist, racist, sexist, and transphobic shithole.

While there are some Trump supporters, the vast majority seem to support DeSantis and say he appears strong and Trump weak. None are saying they’ll back him over Trump (obviously) but it’s clear that even the most hardened Trump supporters are fans of DeSantis.

Trump might end up losing, folks.

    • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      yeah I'm much more comfortable blaming traditional print and TV media for Trump, those still have a massive influence on voters. I think a lot of folk don't understand just how many elderly people exist, and those elderly people still overwhelmingly get their information from TV. American politics is dominated by the interests of rich elderly people, by and large.

      There are 56 million Americans over the age of 70. That number alone is 1/3 of the voters in 2016.

      • bidenisamidpresident [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        The internet played a large part as well, i don't think we should overlook the impact social media had on Trump getting elected. The dude basically harnessed meme energy, Donald Trump was a very rich man who had very deep ties in the entertainment industry. He arguably had a better understanding of the internet than Obama and while it may not have been the deciding factor in him getting elected, it certainly helped.

        • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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          2 years ago

          but a lot of that was just leveraging the internet to be shown on TV. every explosive tweet put him back on CNN and then Fox responded, slowly filtering through their subsidiaries and local news stations if it was big enough.

    • BigLadKarlLiebknecht [he/him, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      :100-com: It’s fascinating to look back at clips from the Republican primary around then, and how much was covered by CNN, ABC et al as being “Trump’s top zingers” etc. When he was bullying Jeb and Ted Cruz, he was absolutely ratings dynamite.

      I don’t see Trump having the same debate performances in him now (how dull was he against Biden?), and I certainly don’t see the MSM giving him such insane exposure.

      Man, the Biden or Mayor Pete vs DeSantis debates are going to be lobotomizingly bad

      • bluescreen [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        Never forget that the Democrats ordered the media to cover Trump. The media could have refused. But they obeyed.

        Sickening.