• JoesFrackinJack [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I'll prob get flack for this, but this election isn't the same as 2016. People know exactly how Trump runs (or doesn't) the country now. People know how bad shit continues to get with him and his insane cabinet. We also knew what type of person Clinton was too, which is why she had such a staunch opposition from left right and center. Tons of usual disinterested voters are fucking pissed about covid and how it has been handled, among other things. I think that in itself makes this election different enough to have a bit more faith in the misleading and terrible polling we had last election. Plenty of folks are annoyed enough hearing about trump 24/7 they'll just vote against him.

    • Spike [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Its also far more conceivable that someone who supported Trump would be willing to swap over to Biden than Hillary

      • JoesFrackinJack [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I'm pretty sure it's happening with a lot of old voters. There was a goddamn grandma yelling fuck trump at the luxury retirement community at The Villages lol. I don't think The Villages is very left leaning but they relate to like everything Biden is in politics for them

        • peepeepants_mcgee [any]
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          4 years ago

          "getting to not think of the president for like a week at a time" is no shit a pretty good sell after the last four years

          • 420bootywizard [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            to the type of people who normally only do politics every 4 years? abso-fucking-lutely

            • peepeepants_mcgee [any]
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              4 years ago

              Shit, it sounds nice to me. You know how happy I was in the early '10s? I miss not being constantly bombarded with horror every goddamn day. I'll still follow politics, I always have- but it's nice to be able to watch a movie or read a book without having that dull screaming in the back of my mind