• finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    Millions of people who voted for Biden in 2020 didn’t show up to vote for Harris in 2024.

    Trump’s numbers barely changed at all between the two.

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      15 hours ago

      And I can’t say that I blame them. Biden’s presidency… or his campaign… or Harris’ campaign…

      It was a shit-show all the way through. Maybe next time the Democrats should try catering to their voter base.

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        10 hours ago

        And I can’t say that I blame them.

        “I know fascism is bad, but I understand allowing it - I mean, look how uninspired the other option was!”

        Yeah, this is exactly why we’re in this position.

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        9 hours ago

        14 Million primary voters picked Biden in 2024.

        He won the primary, as has every incumbent for many many decades.

        We failed them, not the other way around.

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          A rigged primary, where the voters weren’t really given a choice. Voters were very vocal that they didn’t want him to run again, and the leadership openly ignored them. Next time, maybe the leadership should listen to the base that they claim they represent.

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            If he was winning primaries with 90% then clearly voters weren’t vocal about that at all. The vocals ones we saw in media didn’t properly represent the voters.

            But when statistics showed Kamala Harris had a better chance at victory, he did drop out and gave his ticket, that he won fairly in a Primary Election, to her, his vice president.

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          9 hours ago

          What primary? The democrats did everything they could to shut down primaries. From refusing to run other candidates to outright cancelling votes.

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        18 hours ago

        It doesn’t imply anything, it’s a fact that Voters chose fascism and now they’re facing the consequences.