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(1,006 posts)onecaliberal
(35,643 posts)TwilightZone
(28,707 posts)We like to make things simple, but they tend to be much more complicated. This is one of those things.
Big Blue Marble
(5,444 posts)As James Carville said, it always is. The sexism was the bonus.
Skittles
(158,413 posts)WHAT do they think repukes will do to "fix" the economy? THEY ANSWER TO BILLIONAIRE OVERLORDS
But Harris was tied to the perceived economic horrors, she was seen as the incumbent. Vote for the person who isn't that is how it works. To take your approach (which I agree with), takes thinking.
Big Blue Marble
(5,444 posts)You know: Trump's a very successful businessman and we did not have inflation when
he was President. It is that simple to them.
TwilightZone
(28,707 posts)They think Trump is going to lower them.
No, it doesn't make sense, but this is a common theme across the country. Trump will make things the way they were.
Skittles
(158,413 posts)HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT GROCERY PRICES, this is a guy who LITERALLY has NEVER GONE GROCERY SHOPPING EVER IN HIS ENTIRE LIFE
TwilightZone
(28,707 posts)But, his supporters have never been logical.
Nothing about their support has ever made any rational sense.
They think a guy with a literal gold toilet is a voice for the underclass.
I mean...once we accept that they believe that, everything else kind of makes sense, in a twisted way.
I read a study recently that said that Trump voters are more likely to believe a false story *after* they are provided with proof that it's false than before they knew it was false.
That, in a nutshell, is Trumpism. It's instinctive. It's like a lizard-brain defense mechanism in action.
milestogo
(17,523 posts)He doesn't care about lowering grocery prices. He cares about helping CEOs pocket more money.
Skittles
(158,413 posts)THEY SIMPLY BLAME DEMOCRATS
TwilightZone
(28,707 posts)Because he'll tell them it's our fault.
Ocelot II
(120,393 posts)milestogo
(17,523 posts)The economy was the excuse.
Big Blue Marble
(5,444 posts)Trump would have beaten any male Democrat as well. And Nicky Haley would have
won in a landslide. It is important that we understand what actually happened.
Of course, sexism played a role, but economics defined the day.
Persondem
(2,084 posts)Economics is the excuse. The real reason .... In general, American men are just so colossally insecure that they prefer a no class, dictatorial, moron over a smart, competent woman of color.
tritsofme
(18,273 posts)LisaL
(46,417 posts)Biden got millions more votes in 2020. Trump got a similar number of votes in 2020 and 2024. But Biden had millions more in 2020.
tritsofme
(18,273 posts)LisaL
(46,417 posts)I always felt it was a mistake to force him out so close to the convention. It was too late for what was done.
tritsofme
(18,273 posts)Polybius
(17,595 posts)Not sure if Biden would have narrowed it down. He may have, if he had a good second debate.
hlthe2b
(106,053 posts)Constantly interrupting and refusing to let her make her point. Damn him when he does that. He needs to be "slapped down" by someone who has a say in his contract--preferably a senior FEMALE executive and be made to watch hours of examples of his behavior because she is not the only one.