• explodicle@sh.itjust.works
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    6 hours ago

    Trump won both times because he departed from GOP ideology, not his voters. Harm reduction doesn’t get voters to the polls.

    This isn’t about you and me. A campaign centered around “stop this person” is just less effective than one centered around “let’s start doing this”.

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      5 hours ago

      Just saying this is a hypothetical reality. As you say, it doesn’t get people to the polls.

      What it means is folks have to live with a FURTHER candidate because they aren’t smart enough to serve their own interests and take the NEARER candidate.

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        4 hours ago

        The difference is that expecting the candidate to change was a realistic expectation, while expecting the voters to change was not.

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          4 hours ago

          I disagree, especially on Israel. Change would mean deviation from the official position. Imo it is a weakness with running a candidate who is already in the Whitehouse. They can’t just say things, weather or not they want to, if that will have strategic/military implications. An outside candidate is free to say whatever. (To be clear, I don’t believe Harris wanted to deviate much)

          Lastly, I think my whole point is I’m not expecting anything from anyone, I’m observing how voter’s inability to accept a good not great candidate results in a much worse candidate, so inaction results in a even less satisfying outcome.