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jcgoldie

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8. Just like Trump... head in the sand approach

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Original post)

Tue Jan 5, 2021, 02:46 PM

Jan 2021

I thought the virus helped him in the election not the other way around ironically. People want to ignore the virus because it is inconvenient rather than following the science because that is hard.

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Where Trump got all those new voters [View all] LymphocyteLover Jan 2021 OP

3/4 of California is supposed to be under a stay at home order. onecaliberal Jan 2021 #1

what county? LymphocyteLover Jan 2021 #3

Fresno onecaliberal Jan 2021 #5

But Trump LOST the popular vote, and by TWICE as much as he did in 2016 rocktivity Jan 2021 #2

Yeah. That's important to remember. LymphocyteLover Jan 2021 #4

His appeal is lying cheating hate and fascism. onecaliberal Jan 2021 #6

Trump is great at appealing to fears StClone Jan 2021 #7

Just like Trump... head in the sand approach jcgoldie Jan 2021 #8

That analysis makes some sense central scrutinizer Jan 2021 #9

I'm sure no vote analyst ever...... MyOwnPeace Jan 2021 #10

Yeah, COVID-related issues worked against Democrats, I think. David__77 Jan 2021 #11

Yes, agree. Although we focus on all the crap he did, his campaign probably was LymphocyteLover Jan 2021 #12

Trump's (AND Biden's) "new" votes ALL came from those who DIDN'T vote in 2016 rocktivity Jan 2021 #13

thanks LymphocyteLover Jan 2021 #14