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Pisces

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55. With 20/20 hindsight, I think the obvious answer is that Biden should not have run for reelection and
Wed Nov 6, 2024, 04:32 PM
Nov 2024

Let the primaries happen. Once people vote for a candidate they are invested. Kamala only had 2 months and no one had voted for her. I think she would not have won a primary. Brutal but honest.

2. We had to acknowledge that groceries and rent were killing the majority of people. It doesn’t matter that it wasn’t Biden’s fault, it happened under him. Doesn’t matter that it was due to Covid etc.
Groceries were probably the number 1 issue in most women’s mind who shop regularly. It didn’t help that people kept saying it’s getting better and raised prices are in your mind.

3. Unfortunately Trump lambasted the airwaves with the trans issue. Whether we like it or not this is a scary issue for the majority of the populace. Even Dems who support trans rights are worried about the skyrocketing numbers of kids that identify as trans. Nobody wants to talk about it because they are afraid of being cancelled. Trump identified this fear and hammered it home, the ad with Kamala saying prisoners under her would be allowed to get surgeries was on ad nauseum in my area.

4. Sexism and Racism

These are the main issues I think happened.

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What the hell happened? [View all] malaise Nov 2024 OP
PUTIN Xoan Nov 2024 #1
Definitely, Putin got his toehold here through tsf cilla4progress Nov 2024 #2
Yep this is what happened, the bomb threats etc. Eliot Rosewater Nov 2024 #38
Not enough people bothered to vote. n/t valleyrogue Nov 2024 #3
This . obnoxiousdrunk Nov 2024 #76
Looks like 15 million Democrats Turbineguy Nov 2024 #79
Propaganda. Once again, we underestimated how thorough and effective the propaganda has been. unblock Nov 2024 #4
A perfect storm of shit. Ocelot II Nov 2024 #5
Just like 2016. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #13
But so much worse Lulu KC Nov 2024 #46
Stupidity Emile Nov 2024 #6
Dunno shanti Nov 2024 #7
I wish I knew MustLoveBeagles Nov 2024 #8
Ignorant and misinformed people plus terrible people equals over 50% kerouac2 Nov 2024 #9
Yes, for sure. I just thought there were more of us than them. ananda Nov 2024 #20
They convinced millions of Biden voters to not vote Johnny2X2X Nov 2024 #10
Do you think some Dems were still pissed that Biden was forced to step down? ananda Nov 2024 #22
God I hope not MustLoveBeagles Nov 2024 #40
That would be idiotic Lulu KC Nov 2024 #47
Doubt it was that at all. Johnny2X2X Nov 2024 #57
If men are racist and misogynist it doesnt take much to convince them milestogo Nov 2024 #78
The talk of 10 million vote landslides was a bit premature. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #11
Thanks malaise Nov 2024 #21
I am, as well. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #27
24 hours ago Plouffe was saying cilla4progress Nov 2024 #45
The overreaction to the Iowa poll was a problem. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #53
I don't know about you, but bluescribbler Nov 2024 #12
Ditto malaise Nov 2024 #19
Me too. nt Phoenix61 Nov 2024 #30
It's obvious that Jim Crow never went away. It was just dormant for a bit. Lonestarblue Nov 2024 #37
Sums it up Lulu KC Nov 2024 #48
As a middle aged white man in a blue collar job, I hear a lot of it Orrex Nov 2024 #49
Sadly, I didn't. liberaldiva Nov 2024 #56
They ran a simple social media focused campaign IbogaProject Nov 2024 #14
I think you hit the nail on the head. Colgate 64 Nov 2024 #54
Racism, sexism, Biden should have announced in 2022 he was not going to run in 2024 Cattledog Nov 2024 #15
That would have helped I think. ananda Nov 2024 #23
Yep. Had he said in 2020 he was going to be a one term President we could have had an orderly transfer within our Party. jalan48 Nov 2024 #72
***MAIL IN BALLOTS ARE EASY WHILE STANDING IN LINE FOR 3 HRS ON A WORK DAY IS FOR THE PRIVILLEGED*** Also white ... uponit7771 Nov 2024 #16
Anger, hatred and bigotry Quiet Em Nov 2024 #17
Here's JL malaise Nov 2024 #25
Every word he said Quiet Em Nov 2024 #29
This needs to be it's own post MustLoveBeagles Nov 2024 #50
Go ahead and post it malaise Nov 2024 #61
I can't MustLoveBeagles Nov 2024 #66
Neither am I malaise Nov 2024 #67
+1 ... nt Hotler Nov 2024 #74
We have ... doublethink Nov 2024 #18
Have to agree malaise Nov 2024 #26
Du is a bubble. Yorkie Mom Nov 2024 #36
I guess I'm like the old DU, like Brooklynite was when he was here Polybius Nov 2024 #43
Yes! Yorkie Mom Nov 2024 #63
YES! When people post those types of articles now they are cosidered a troll and are told their concern is noted. beaglelover Nov 2024 #44
Which is why I didn't post a single article. Yorkie Mom Nov 2024 #60
The poster Self Esteem is really great. Reminds me of Brooklynite. I miss him as well. beaglelover Nov 2024 #64
I wasn't. I didn't think Republican white men and women were going to vote in droves for the Nanjeanne Nov 2024 #42
Well said malaise Nov 2024 #69
Just looking at my own family .... doublethink Nov 2024 #68
Hate won. patricia92243 Nov 2024 #24
Sure did malaise Nov 2024 #59
From "Wonkette"... orangecrush Nov 2024 #28
Indeed malaise Nov 2024 #32
For once Generic Other Nov 2024 #31
Backatvyah malaise Nov 2024 #34
This is as good a place as any for bloodletting bucolic_frolic Nov 2024 #33
People couldn't vote for a woman of color and didn't like either candidate underpants Nov 2024 #35
Misogyny. murielm99 Nov 2024 #39
Those ads were pretty powerful, I guess. alarimer Nov 2024 #41
Trump won because he told us that we should be afraid. Ping Tung Nov 2024 #51
Mass delusion Clouds Passing Nov 2024 #52
With 20/20 hindsight, I think the obvious answer is that Biden should not have run for reelection and Pisces Nov 2024 #55
Trump had one advantage never utilized before Shermann Nov 2024 #58
But he is a CONvicted felon malaise Nov 2024 #65
And someone who has wiggled his way out of LeftInTX Nov 2024 #70
Agree malaise Nov 2024 #75
And yet, that didn't seem to matter. Different Drummer Nov 2024 #80
We Ran Zeitghost Nov 2024 #62
It's really hard to eradicate cockroaches. LisaM Nov 2024 #71
Hate won. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 2024 #73
Putin + Elon. n/t Quakerfriend Nov 2024 #77
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