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augyboston

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11. If we had an educated electorate...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Aug 30, 2024, 08:33 AM

Aug 2024

If we had an educated electorate, the margin would be more than 99-1 because people would vote for their interests.

I say more than 99-1 because even among the oligarchs there some empathetic decent people who are not totally consumed with greed.

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Harris Surges Ahead of Trump [View all] applegrove Aug 2024 OP

This is the kind of lead where it becomes very, very unlikely for us to get fucked by the Electoral College RidinWithHarris Aug 2024 #1

You are so right! Raven Aug 2024 #2

The Electoral College Is the last artifact of human slavery to remain... NNadir Aug 2024 #6

Vote. Make it the largest margin in the history of the planet. Please. I promise I will be nice. twodogsbarking Aug 2024 #3

You have to know if this is what the polls are saying... lees1975 Aug 2024 #4

One of the top rated polls on 538 Johnny2X2X Aug 2024 #5

Good to know senseandsensibility Aug 2024 #7

Labor Day DownriverDem Aug 2024 #8

It's still a sad commentary on our country that anyone close to that percentage would support Dump the dictator. mdbl Aug 2024 #9

I would love to see 20% to 30% leads in key battleground states by the time early voting begins, royable Aug 2024 #10

If we had an educated electorate... augyboston Aug 2024 #11