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ejbr

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65. Because voters are stupid

Sun Jul 14, 2024, 07:45 AM

Jul 2024

Up until yesterday nearly half of us are willing to vote for an insurrectionist, rapist who stole our top secret documents and attracts nazis and supremacists. Policies take second seat to theatrics.

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Serious question, why are some thinking that this would help trump and hurt Democrats? It changes [View all] JohnSJ Jul 2024 OP

I prefer presidents who don't get shot. Scrivener7 Jul 2024 #1

LOL JohnSJ Jul 2024 #8

RIGHT !!! uponit7771 Jul 2024 #57

excellent gopiscrap Jul 2024 #64

Who has the spotlight now? Frasier Balzov Jul 2024 #2

Exactly. Good way to get people's minds off PROJECT 2025, B.See Jul 2024 #17

He doesn't have to, sems should call for common sense gun laws uponit7771 Jul 2024 #58

Exactly. Makes NO difference, nor should it. apcalc Jul 2024 #3

If America's eligible voters were in their right mind, TCF never would have RockRaven Jul 2024 #4

First off, I do not. But we live in a complex propaganda infested world BootinUp Jul 2024 #5

Seriously tragic prism through which to view violence Raven123 Jul 2024 #6

Either a knee-jerk sympathy vote or because it makes the cult dig in further. alarimer Jul 2024 #7

Shooter equals Anti-Trump equals Democrats "They're the violent ones (Democrats)" he'll conflate it all NCDem47 Jul 2024 #21

Not to mention he mocked the hammer attack on Pelosi's husband. nt Quixote1818 Jul 2024 #9

It won't.................... Lovie777 Jul 2024 #10

I don't think anyone knows how this will play out. Self Esteem Jul 2024 #11

"Hard to say" is most accurate. However, if you know history misanthrope Jul 2024 #24

It did seem like something out of a movie. Xavier Breath Jul 2024 #68

Bingo! That occurred to me as well. misanthrope Jul 2024 #69

My stupid ass SIL, that's who Ferrets are Cool Jul 2024 #12

Biden is the one who campaigns against gun violence. tavernier Jul 2024 #13

Who the shooter is will make a huge difference. And nobody knows (at least the public). jimfields33 Jul 2024 #30

Well. The GOP just had a unifying moment Johonny Jul 2024 #14

They were never un-unified. This doesn't change that. Scrivener7 Jul 2024 #26

My wife had the best advice when I started Grown2Hate Jul 2024 #15

I still say it was staged. SS was trying to shield him Meadowoak Jul 2024 #16

2 people are dead FrankBooth Jul 2024 #18

Would you put it past Trump to have it done? Meadowoak Jul 2024 #22

I guess the shooter wanted to sacrifice themselves for Trump too, since they are one of the dead FrankBooth Jul 2024 #31

Did they find a gun? How do you know the deceased was the shooter, if there ever was a shooter? Meadowoak Jul 2024 #38

Ok FrankBooth Jul 2024 #42

When was the last time someone faked an assassination attempt? AZSkiffyGeek Jul 2024 #33

When was the last time a president stole top secret documents? Meadowoak Jul 2024 #41

So you don't know. Thanks! AZSkiffyGeek Jul 2024 #43

I think local law-enforcement was involved Walleye Jul 2024 #23

... Polybius Jul 2024 #61

Every news story from here to Election Day will feature a picture of bloody Trump shaking his fist. Midnight Writer Jul 2024 #19

Exactly. Xavier Breath Jul 2024 #47

"Who in their right mind is going to say, oh trump got shot, therefore he has my vote." Wednesdays Jul 2024 #20

Ronnie Reagan Blue Full Moon Jul 2024 #25

What? Reagan won because of the Iran Hostage crap, and the attempt on his life was after he was elected JohnSJ Jul 2024 #32

Also the shooting Blue Full Moon Jul 2024 #35

Shooting had nothing to do with it. It was his Iran contra crap period JohnSJ Jul 2024 #40

I think the poster means 1984 Polybius Jul 2024 #62

As a general rule, ForgedCrank Jul 2024 #27

I disagree, and if the shooter is some random loon, it will mean nothing JohnSJ Jul 2024 #36

Well, then ForgedCrank Jul 2024 #51

One third of the electorate were going to vote for markodochartaigh Jul 2024 #28

I don't see it helping or hurting. Changes nothing on the issues. JohnSJ Jul 2024 #37

I think that if we were a country where even 51% markodochartaigh Jul 2024 #46

The moderates (ie, suburban swing voters) don't like chaos, radius777 Jul 2024 #67

Votes have been locked in for a long time...... getagrip_already Jul 2024 #29

Exactly! claudette Jul 2024 #34

If Trump grows from this kansasobama Jul 2024 #39

If he changes, then he loses his base. tinrobot Jul 2024 #44

Change and grow are two things Trump does not do. subterranean Jul 2024 #45

I agree kansasobama Jul 2024 #49

Just like he was a changed man after Covid. Crunchy Frog Jul 2024 #70

I don't think it changes much in terms of the election planj07 Jul 2024 #48

Nobody is changing their minds. But the vote turnout is still being decided fescuerescue Jul 2024 #50

Some of the people around me right now. tazkcmo Jul 2024 #52

the 'show me' state is circling the drain with Ohio democratsruletheday Jul 2024 #55

We in KS were never purple kansasobama Jul 2024 #71

Christian nationalist "prophets" have been proclaiming that this would happen jmbar2 Jul 2024 #53

And it's Trump's cultists who want no mcar Jul 2024 #54

A friend of mine texted me from a restaurant and said when the news came on about the shooting PittBlue Jul 2024 #56

He's going to trade on the being a martyr story. A living martyr for sure. Liberal In Texas Jul 2024 #59

If Biden's team had guts SamuelTheThird Jul 2024 #60

Actually if you think about it... Dan Jul 2024 #63

Because voters are stupid ejbr Jul 2024 #65

Just seen on local tv news FB Blue Full Moon Jul 2024 #66

You in Ohio? kansasobama Jul 2024 #72

Yes Blue Full Moon Jul 2024 #74

When even crazy, right-wing gunfuck incels don't like Trump... Aristus Jul 2024 #73