I’m not falling for this again. This is the same type of articles we saw back in 2016. Get out and vote like your country depends on it.
What did people “fall for”?
Pretty sure they’re referring to how a lot of people didn’t believe he could win in 2016. I don’t know to what extent that actually affected voting, but even the pollsters (the supposed experts at election prediction) predicted he had no chance at winning.
Ugh, that’s what I said in 2015 when he descended a golden escalator to announce his candidacy. I have since lost any remaining faith in US politics. Everyone has become more insane since then and there has been absolutely no signs of rational discussion reentering the political forum.
“His threats to democracy make him dangerous. They also make him a weak candidate.”
His threats to democracy are exactly what draws his supporters. They are inherently anti-democratic. We saw this on 1/6 and we saw it in all the challenges in the various swing states.
It’s actively what they want.
I remember everyone saying “don’t worry, he won’t win” the first time.
Forgive my if I maintain a pessimistic view this time around.
If Democrats take this seriously, they might have to vary their messaging or worse – do something that might appeal to the despised left of the party.
If they just take victory as a foregone conclusion, they don’t have to do shit. They can always blame the left of the party for any losses and use that as an excuse to move even farther to the right.
I fucking hope so!
