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- JonMad
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Re: Trump
Came to post the same.
Tight!
REPUBLICAN Trump* 2,448,183 votes 49.4% of votes
DEMOCRAT Biden 2,447,518 votes 49.4% of votes
LIBERTARIAN Jorgensen 61,355 votes 1.2% of votes
99% of votes counted
Tight!
REPUBLICAN Trump* 2,448,183 votes 49.4% of votes
DEMOCRAT Biden 2,447,518 votes 49.4% of votes
LIBERTARIAN Jorgensen 61,355 votes 1.2% of votes
99% of votes counted
Left over crest; tightens.
- Swervin_Mervin
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Re: Trump
Crazy how close it is. Crazy in that so many Americans want him to lead the country after everything that has happened. Either he's doing something right and its not being reported over here, or he appeals to the many gun wielding, black hating, pussy grabbing God botherers who want America back to how it was in the 40's.
Cheers.
Gwaredd
Gwaredd
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Re: Trump
If you've found yourself able to put food on the table when you couldn't previosuly...Gwaredd wrote: Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:32 am Crazy how close it is. Crazy in that so many Americans want him to lead the country after everything that has happened. Either he's doing something right and its not being reported over here, or he appeals to the many gun wielding, black hating, pussy grabbing God botherers who want America back to how it was in the 40's.
GA now flipped
Re: Trump
I know Trump raises a lot of emotions but if you try and look at the situation with a bit more equanimity, you'd take into account that, although the president personally wields more power than the PM in the UK, many would vote republican for the same reasons that people voted labour in the UK despite Corbyn leading it.Gwaredd wrote: Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:32 am Crazy how close it is. Crazy in that so many Americans want him to lead the country after everything that has happened. Either he's doing something right and its not being reported over here, or he appeals to the many gun wielding, black hating, pussy grabbing God botherers who want America back to how it was in the 40's.
I'm sure many of his voters support the republicans for the stuff we just can't understand (e.g. the guns, position on abortion, radical Christianity, healthcare (though I'd asterisk that one with our own failings given how bad the NHS is)), but there is a lot I do understand from the perspective of concern regarding the Democrats position on critical race theory, lack of condemnation for riots tearing cities apart with democratic mayors supporting 'defunding' the police, their overall spending plans, etc.
I personally think the Democrats need to wise up to a lot of the stuff that really turns off Middle America (it should be perfectly possible to support racial equality and be appalled at police violence without wanting to see the whole country burn). As you are seeing now, the margin by which they are beating Trump, one of the most divisive humans on earth, suggests that we'll be seeing another one term president follow this one!
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A lot of the people that vote republican in the south and midwest are very much the guns and god redneck stereotype. They would vote that way regardless of what is actually happening and even though it's counter to their interests sometimes.Swervin_Mervin wrote: Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:35 amIf you've found yourself able to put food on the table when you couldn't previosuly...Gwaredd wrote: Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:32 am Crazy how close it is. Crazy in that so many Americans want him to lead the country after everything that has happened. Either he's doing something right and its not being reported over here, or he appeals to the many gun wielding, black hating, pussy grabbing God botherers who want America back to how it was in the 40's.
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Re: Trump
Yes but what portion of 69,622,407 (at the latest count) do they represent?ZedLeg wrote: Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:50 amA lot of the people that vote republican in the south and midwest are very much the guns and god redneck stereotype. They would vote that way regardless of what is actually happening and even though it's counter to their interests sometimes.Swervin_Mervin wrote: Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:35 amIf you've found yourself able to put food on the table when you couldn't previosuly...Gwaredd wrote: Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:32 am Crazy how close it is. Crazy in that so many Americans want him to lead the country after everything that has happened. Either he's doing something right and its not being reported over here, or he appeals to the many gun wielding, black hating, pussy grabbing God botherers who want America back to how it was in the 40's.
A semi-genuine question as to how many you'd think fit in that bracket.
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Re: Trump
And a lot of them aren't that stereotype - I have family in SC, with some die hard Reps and some die hard Dems but none fit that stereotype. None of that explains why Trump has more voters turning out for him than last time...If the Dems don't fundamentally change how they view and treat those living in the swing states then they'll only be in for 1 term.ZedLeg wrote: Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:50 amA lot of the people that vote republican in the south and midwest are very much the guns and god redneck stereotype. They would vote that way regardless of what is actually happening and even though it's counter to their interests sometimes.Swervin_Mervin wrote: Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:35 amIf you've found yourself able to put food on the table when you couldn't previosuly...Gwaredd wrote: Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:32 am Crazy how close it is. Crazy in that so many Americans want him to lead the country after everything that has happened. Either he's doing something right and its not being reported over here, or he appeals to the many gun wielding, black hating, pussy grabbing God botherers who want America back to how it was in the 40's.