• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    He pretty much can’t win. No way in hell he’s gaining supporters, he can only lose them. Only way he wins is if half the country stays home.

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      9 months ago

      Only way he wins is if half the country stays home.

      I don’t have any reported statistics to back up my claims but I am fairly confident that 2020 saw an unprecedented turnout specifically because people were able to bolster their friends and family to go vote against Trump. Notably not for Biden. If I’m right then it’s not so much Trump getting more votes but Biden getting less that’s the worry

      I’m thinking Dem turnout is going to be a lot lower this year just because of the general feeling of apathy around so many people of voting age. They won’t want to get peer pressured again by their friends and family. God knows the 4-5 people I convinced to go in 2020 have made it clear that they dont care for Biden and won’t want to vote for his second term.

      I think if the Dems throw up a younger, more relatable candidate you’d be right on the money. But you know… Something something snatching defeat from the Jaws of victory