What the Hell Happened?

[rasputin1952]

I woke up at 5, (CST) turned on the TV, and damn near dropped dead.

Now I am in the "stunned" stage, how could this have happened after all of the individuals who signed up to vote for the first time?
I expected him to take NE, but not the rest of the states where he "did well".

This is a serious disaster. campaigning as an idiot, lackluster at best, how could this moron pull this off?

Either the nation fell into a cesspool, or something is seriously wrong. There are only so many "low information" voters.

The price we will pay is beyond my comprehension at this point.

[kentuck]

1. Do not underestimate the power of propaganda.

There are millions of people who did not see the same "news" as you saw.

[BComplex]

2. I haven't been to sleep yet. I'm just in shock.

Gut punched.

[Walleye]

3. We have gone from low information voters, to disinformation voters.

And misinformation, “Republicans are better for the economy”, what a load of crap

[Karadeniz]

4. PUTIN HAPPENED.

[Ninga]

8. I agree. Seems many here don't buy it. Try this.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/countdown-with-keith-olbermann/id1633301179?i=1000675854931

[Johnny2X2X]

5. 10 million Biden voters didn't vote

That’s what happened.

Trump didn’t gain any voters. But the media and Trump convinced 10 million 2020 Biden voters not to show up.

[kirby]

6. First time voters went trump...

Exit polls say... FT voters Trump +9 versus Biden +32 in 2020.

[pat_k]

7. More than four decades of far right propaganda accelerated by algorithm curated . . .

. . . information bubbles.

This is not a political divide. It is a social problem. Brainwashing.

And the brainwashing is coupled with voter suppression. The most salient of which is long lines in populous, democratic strongholds.

More here (+ some memories that you might appreciate as someone who has been around since 2001).

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219668939

[hawkeye21]

9. What kind of news do you need to see to tell the difference between Trump and Harris . . .or any normal human?

Just the sight of Trump, or the sound of his voice, or the sickening things he says live on FOX are plenty to know exactly who he is. This MAGA thing is one of the most incredible cults of all time. How it could happen in 21st-century America will always baffle me. Disinformation? Propaganda? Russia? Sure, there was all of that. But how can you explain contemporary Americans falling for it?

Satanic forces are at work. That's the only possible explanation. Hell, this "same" country twice elected Barack Obama as the first black president in 2008 and again in 2012. Then four years later came MAGA Trump. How unless by forces not of this world.

[pat_k]

10. Brainwashing is real

They never see Harris.

They see AI generated "cackling" images of her.

Few ever actually watch Trump.

They just hear him described.

And the context has been created to buy what he is selling when they do see him.

[Beringia]

13. That's creepy, but sounds true

[Mariana]

11. Don't forget the churches.

When you have preachers all over the country telling their flocks that God wants them to vote for Trump, that's what they're going to do.

[pat_k]

12. Yes. Christian Nationalism is a cancer

And I think that ultimately, it will take progressive Christians to root it out.

And those of us who are not religious (me included), need to do a better job of condemning Christian Nationalism without condemning the Christian faith as a monolith.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=19462339