• Elon_Musk [none/use name]
    hexagon
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    2 years ago

    Easiest political move of all time and Biden and Boot Edge Edge missed it after 2 weeks.

    • Shoegazer [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      It's not Biden's fault. He just assumed "East Palestine railroad incident" was just another IDF bombing and didn't think he needed to address that since he usually doesn't

      • Abraxiel
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        2 years ago

        People in Ohio will.

        • mittens [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          I just checked and it's been a red state these past two elections, so they probably didn't respond because it isn't part of the critical states needed to win until it became a huge press crisis. I think Trump will bring this up on the debates regardless.

          • Enver_McTim [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            By a solid margin too (8% in 2020), so the dems probably consider it a lost cause at the moment

    • FoolishFool [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      If we're being a cold and calculating Democrat strategist: Ohio was already solidly pro-Trump even before this (He won there in both 2016 and 2020 by comfortable margins), so odds are Biden and the Dems aren't really "losing" anything from this exchange.

        • FoolishFool [she/her]
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          2 years ago

          They might as well not tbh.

          If we're being real: This is gonna be long-forgotten by most come November 2024, and the people who do aren't going to be enough to sway the election one way or the other. Odds are if they voted red before they'll still vote red, and if they voted blue before they'll still vote blue, but most of all: If they didn't vote at all, this probably isn't going to push them to.

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

            yeah probably nobody who would benefit from bringing this event up in a year will bring it up for easy political capital or to hit back on some convoluted lib narrative. I mean, we all know material assistance doesn't drive political projects. yes, we can safely say this latest own-goal by the Dems will not come back to haunt them the way any of the others have.

            • FoolishFool [she/her]
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              2 years ago

              I really don't think this is gonna be what wins Trump the election over Biden. Odds are the last month or so before Election Day is going to be what decides it. If the economy's still doing okay enough for enough people, he'll likely win again imo.

              Hell, even if it isn't that might not be enough to take Joe down: Everyone was expecting the Dems to get creamed in the midterms due to inflation, but after all was said and done they still had the senate and only lost the House by single digits.

            • sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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              2 years ago

              yes, we can safely say this latest own-goal by the Dems will not come back to haunt them the way any of the others have.

              but realistically speaking, this single blunder won't be particularly meaningful in the long list of own-goals they'll score in the next 2 years

        • Bloobish [comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          Only chud channels but this will be in favor for Trump as he can pull this and so many other cards against republican contenders during the eventual debates. Looking forward to Trump asking Desantis "where were you when East Palestine cried out for aide?". Right now feels like a solid bet that Trump is getting the GOP nomination cuss of this stunt.