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liberalmediaaddict

(797 posts)
Wed May 8, 2024, 05:14 PM May 8

Calm competence vs cruel chaos

When looking at the past several presidential elections it appears that American voters can't decide if they prefer a competent, calm leader or a cruel agent of chaos. Every election cycle they appear to get bored with one option and decide to switch to the other.

We Democrats have constantly been blamed for the fact that Trump hasn't gone away. But we haven't changed, Republicans have. Our governing philsophy has been pretty consistent since the Clinton/Gore administration. Meanwhile the G.O.P has grown more dark, extreme and intolerant.

The reality is the November election will be decided by the self described independents and "double haters." If these groups stay at home on election day or vote 3rd party then we're screwed. It's painfully obvious by now that most Republicans prefer Trump's chaos and cruelty to Obama/Hillary/Biden's competence and compassion. Those voters are lost and aren't coming back as long as Trump's on the ballot. The only mystery is what the majority of Americans who pride themselves on avoiding politics and the news decide to do. They know exactly what they'll get with a second Trump term because they lived through the first one. And if they think after another 4 years of Trump they can just switch back to electing a Democrat they may be in for a rude awakening. January 6th should have make that perfectly clear.

Personally I can't wait to show up and vote for Biden/Harris in the primary and general election. And to vote against Trump for the 3rd time in 8 years.















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