But I hate to underestimate the dark side of the force.

  • ComradeSankara [he/him]
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    Seriously, I've been looking at what is happening this election cycle, and then back in 2016.

    The averaged polling numbers are almost the EXACT SAME, but people keep predicting this insane Biden blowout.

    If anything, them overblowing how much he's going to annihilate Trump is going to suppress turnout like I suspect it did in 2016. https://i.imgur.com/hhJKhge.png

    • Churnthrow123 [none/use name]
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      Trump getting Covid 30 days before the election is a bit of an X factor though. There was nothing comparable in 2016.

      Also, Trump's debate performance hurt him with old people a lot more than the online Left realizes. To us, they both looked like doddering old fools. To the average senior citizen, Trump looked like a big meany bully spazzing out while Biden looked "sane" and "Presidential". Joe looks like how Boomers picture a "President", especially now as they sundown.

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          I say this all the time, but America has been completely controlled by the Boomers since the 1960s, and it's looking like it the plan going forward is for all of us to go down with them.

          "I brought you into this world, so I'm gonna take you out of it", but applied to an entire country.

    • Saint [he/him]
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      https://imgur.com/a/3XBxJrf "almost the exact same"