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Kamala Harris running a damn near flawless campaign, with just a month 1/2 of campaigning. She’s been holding rallies nonstop with Tim Walz & not making her talking points about her race or gender like Hillary. She’s offering expanded healthcare, reinvestments back into public housing, wants to take on corporate greed, protect reproductive rights and chose a pro labor, pro education running mate.

Yet, she’s either barely leading or ties in most polls with a guy that:


Is a convicted felon.

Liable Sexual Predator.

Gets sentenced in November.

Has several more pending cases.

Increased Drone Strikes by 300%. (Joe Biden dosent use drones anymore).

Illegally killed an Iranian General unprovoked with a missle strike.

Increased tensions in Israel/Palestine with the Abraham Accords.

Wants war with Mexico (his words).

Tried to coup Venezuela.

Will bend the knee for Netanyahu’s potential war with Iran.

Lowered the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% (lowest in history).

Obvious tax cuts for the rich.

Told people to drink bleach during the pandemic.

Is the main driving force for America’s current division.

Constantly attacks marginalized groups.

Tried to steal the 2020 election (Find Me 11,000 votes in GA).

Did Fake Elector Slates to pressure Mike Pence to not certify the 2020 election.

Caused a riot on the capitol that lead to his OWN supporters dying.

Just got washed by Harris in the last debate, was completely unprepared on anything but immigration (“I have concepts of a plan”).

And so much more. So seriously what is it? Is it just the attraction to bigotry/racism? Is it to end “wokeness”. Is it because Kamala is a woman of color? You can’t use the both sides argument like Hilary or Biden, Kamala is the obvious better choice. Could you imagine if Kamala had as much baggage as Trump? The media would lose their minds.

Seriously, how the f*** is this guy still in the race?

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[–] [email protected] 136 points 2 months ago (33 children)

Nothing I've read has ever explained Trump's appeal like this article.

https://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-trumps-rise-that-no-one-talks-about

Nothing in there makes a cute soundbite. "They're racist!", is far easier than having to digest what the author lays down.

Seriously, read it. It's important.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago

Honestly, hadn't read this one and it's got some seriously solid points in it.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I believe the answer is "A lot of Americans".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Today I heard the argument that if Trump wins, it will cause massive profits on the bitcoin market. So all the shady bitcoin bros are backing him.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's no small shock that... checks notes... the adherents of a "monetary system" that is clearly being used for criminal activities such as money laundering are on board with a criminal running the country. They just want the regulations to go so they can take the money and run.

Disclaimer: I personally use bitcoin to donate to my favorite piracy sites. I have zero interest in bitcoin as an investment, because I'm not a fool.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Know how yous get upset when people say "Americans are stupid"

Literally a third of you have demonstrated that you'd eat gravel if someone said it'd cure immigrants

A third. So lets just say only half of the other two thirds are stupid

That's quite a few. Almost a quarter pounder

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do you mean a Royale with Cheese?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

I think they mean that 2/3 is close to but still not quite as big as 1/4 since 4 is bigger than 2 or 3.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Why did the cubs have such a hardcore fanbase despite their legendary drought? A lot of people root for their team, not vote for their best interests.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Donald Trump, the Man who called our Soldiers Losers and Suckers while Praising our Enemies and Residing over one of the Deadliest periods for our Secret Agents abroad, is a PATRIOT WHO LOVES AMERICA and KAMALA, who is LITERALLY the Vice President right and never Stole any Top Secret US Documents, HATES THIS COUNTRY!

BILLIONAIRE Donald Trump LOVES the Working Class while Prosecutor who went Lenient on First Time Offenders and Non Violent Offenders Kamala Harris HATES the Working Class!

Donald Trump, who Presided over the DEADLIEST YEAR IN AMERICAN HISTORY, will Protect us while LITERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Kamalamala Harris WONT!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In 2010 a group of unelected theocrats decided that billionaires can put however much money they want into propaganda. That's on top of the most widely watched media in the nation already being a billionaire's propaganda.

They have used this power to terrify their voting base into action. Their voting base are fear-addicted racists who willingly allowed themselves to be brainwashed.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hatred of brown people and Adderall

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

So this is a community for venting and asking rhetorical questions now?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

It's his next chance of avoiding prison. Also pride.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Some voters arestill "undecided" because "both sides are the same" (aka they don't know how to tell fact from fiction)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's a race between junk food vs. an actual meal. Junk food is easy and self indulgent, real food requires time and effort. It doesn't matter that junk food is a terrible value and lacks any nutrition. The Trump people choose junk, conservatives choose Trump people because the Trump people are mathematically mandatory to maintain their caste.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

It's actually hilarious that you choose this comparison because I am always seeing disgustingly obese conservatives making fun of other people for being fat, but then clutching their pearls when anyone calls them fat.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This video explains it all in 19 words. Democracy relies on intelligent, informed choice. Republican voters typically lack one or both.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

The 19 words: "...because democracy basically meaningless..." (pause) "Government by the people, of the people, for the people... but the people are [fools]."

I'm inserting "fools" cuz I don't wanna use outdated insults.

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