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66. if we're really doing this post-mortem analysis then we have to go all the way back to the beginning...

First, I don't know if trump actually "won" the election or not. He tried to steal it in 2020, and may have been successful in stealing 2024. Unfortunately, he was never held accountable and that's why we're in this predicament now. Also, millions of voters were purged from the voting rolls and I just don't trust the GOP and Elon.

Let's be clear: If trump truly "won" the election, it was because a large percentage of American voters are hopelessly ignorant and of very low intelligence. Whether they voted for the convicted felon and sexual abuser or stayed their asses home on the couch. Thoughtful Town Halls would not have helped. You can only court stupidity with more stupidity.

But if we're going to discuss actual things that could have helped in a stacked deck environment of really stupid people voting, here is my take:

1) President Biden should have kept it as "one and done" as he initially promised, which would have allowed the primaries to take place at the normal time in 2024.

2) He should have picked an AG who was serious about upholding the law in a fair and consistent manner. MG was not.

3) Finally, the handling of the I-P conflict: bibi netanyahu made a decision on how he wanted to root out and capture hamas, and as the leader of a nation, he had every right to do that, but IMO his strategy and execution was not in line with progressive values. US money and support should have been conditional upon executing the war in a more humane fashion.

Even if President Biden's hands were tied and he did not have the authority to set boundaries, at least create the theater and impression that that's the policy that's being enforced. The indiscriminate bombing and seeming lack of accountability really created a problem for us and created an opening for putin and his trolls to divide the left even further. Millions of people in swing states stayed home as a result.

I know on DU it became a back and forth with finger pointing and accusations of supporting hamas or genocide, etc. I think people in the real world did not view it black and white terms like that. They just didn't want to be associated with children being bombed. I think they just wanted to hear strong boundaries set by our leadership, backed up by the appearance of action, if needed.