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View submission: 2024 US Post-Election Megathread
People are upset with the rising cost of living and it is very easy to spread misinformation when there's discontent and financial stress. Trump says anything and everything without concerns and that unfortunately attracts people. Biden doesn't inspire confidence and it inevitably hurts anyone on his side of politics regardless of what the facts are. Trump and his team have formed a very efficient cult.
I've read through several posts here and seen a lot of comments. It tells me a lot of liberals are also very unaware of the reality of this country. Lots of comments about how this boils down to misogyny and racism. They play a role but y'all are ignoring the fact that many women and minorities are very happily voting for these people. They will cite their grievances and tell you that Trump will solve everything. It is not just about reproductive rights. That takes a back seat for a lot of people and they're willing to sacrifice that for other things they care about. They have voted against their own interests and can't see it. Yes, even white men.
Comment by stretchypinktaffy at 07/11/2024 at 12:35 UTC
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I agree with you here. It’s more than just sexism and racism even though those clearly don’t help as both Trump and Kamala were held to completely different standards (the lawless vs flawless point).
People just don’t understand how things work (like the economy) and Donald Trump was able to run his mouth lying and blaming every single problem on Biden and Kamala, and people ate it up.
The economic counterpoint from the start should have been ‘Trump inherited Obama’s economy and Trump’s policies combined with the global inflation that resulted from the Covid pandemic is the reason why things are the way they are today.
AND we’re already on the upward trend inflation-wise and gas prices have been dropping. Trump is going to swoop in and claim credit when things have fully normalized.