lol, and it wasnt even him in a king costume, what he posted was an ai generated picture of himself looking like a happy birthday boy in a plastic crown from burger king that's two sizes too small 😂
Voter turnout in the US has been somewhere between 50-60% of the VAP since 1970. This is not new. Voters arent generally disenfranchised, they are tired and apathetic. They don't feel their voices are heard because they aren't and haven't been for a long time.
You're making a claim that you dont have data to support. Unless you ask everyone, there's no way to know the % of 'non-voter' who chose inaction specifically due to apathy or disenfranchisment (which can also produce apathetic behavior response) or some other reason.
On a positive note, it's a lot easier to motivate people out of apathy when they start feeling the pain this admin is inflicting... easier than deprogramming people who have bought into MAGA.
I disagree. Apathy is toxic. It's pervasive. You just adapt to the new normal. People who didn't vote won't be galvanized. They will just accept this as a new normal.
I have 20+ years in research & application of social engineering / engineering of consent (mass thought manipulation). Citizens were both purposely exhausted over time & purposely distracted -> apathy. While not everyone will, this group is more likely to act when forced into state of shock / pain.
The lesson from this election is: you cannot just give people a reason to vote against someone, you need to give them a reason to vote for you
Democrats picked the wrong issues and policies. If you want to fight political apathy then show a new trajectory and entice them into the political process.
There were a lot of major mis-steps and factors at play this election (massive domestic & foreign propaganda machines)... a confluence of events, but 100% agree with you. After listening to Maga testimonies, both of those still in & those who have left, this was a top 3 reason. Esp for youth vote.
If you strip away all the nitpicking over policy & all the rage bait.
It boiled down to:
• MAGA offered the community they were lacking
• MAGA gave them purpose. They were fighting *for* something instead of against a world they were told by the dems was rigged against them.
• Felt seen & heard
He doesn’t have to be popular! Americans are docile little sheep! As long as we have our bread and circuses we will sit passively while anything happens
He doesn’t want to popular, he was bankrolled by Musk and Putin to win. Elections and term limits for Presidents will be signed away by the total power the Supreme Courts granted a US President and a Christofascist regime will be complete.
Yeah he was no more popular than he was 4 years ago. If people admitted how badly the Dems shit the bed on this they could REALLY have something. It's POSITIVE to not get defensive about this.
Here come the "it's because America will never elect a black woman" replies but don't worry everyone, they mean it in a non-racist, non-sexist way. Never mind the stale nothing of a campaign that paid endless tributes to Biden (even MORE unpopular than Harris) and chummed up with the Cheneys.
I'm sure there are people who voted (or not) based on sex or race, but there are also a TON of people who knew that the dems are exactly as useless as they're proving to be. But I've learned it's not worth arguing about this- those who still have faith in dems are not prepared to give that up.
I’ve been screaming this from the balcony for weeks.
They waited until 3.5 months ahead of election to put her up there. But we had HRC campaigning for how long and still didn’t win?! And they thought a speed run would work? Because they wanted to pander to an aging Biden?
Biden was so selfish in not stepping down sooner. USA won’t vote for any woman no matter what colour. I hope they will vote for a gay man like Pete but I fear not
When your party is fighting internally and your party has lost faith. The leader has to decide what is best for party and country. Trudeau had to do the same.
you already know it's not racist or sexist to point out that racism and sexism exist. that's what conservatives say. it's also not clear at all that the liz cheney thing was a silver bullet to her prospects and that she wasn't already going to lose
that was not a weird read…we have to acknowledge that a lot of Americans still have unconscious racial and gender bias that DID contribute to how seriously she was taken by a large amount of people. So many white people (like my family) were like “I just don’t like her” and couldn’t say why.
I mean let’s be real this is twice now a qualified woman was dismissed in favor of Donald. Yes, the Democratic Party needs to change its approach. But also, America is racist and sexist. That’s just facts. Both can be true.
No, I think it would be better to accept that a significant portion of our population genuinely likes what Trump is and does. 45% approval rating is not "unpopular" - at least in my opinion. Denying this denies the scope of what we are fighting against.
He's deeply unpopular with black and brown voters absolutely. Unfortunately, a lot of white people love the guy. And white people make up the majority of the country.
You're missing the point that their votes were tossed unfairly and we have evidence of vote tabulation hacking now... estimates combining all this research are ~50M votes for him and ~100M for her. Many of his voters were also tricked and are not strong supporters then or anymore of him.
If what you say is true, why does the right wing spend millions on media propaganda, bot farms, and AI to create the illusion of popularity? To me, it seems like you're accepting the big lie and trying to trick others into doing the same. What is your game plan for winning against hate and cheating?
Trump is at 45% as of today according to Gallop. Personally, I don't think that's "unpopular". Divisive, sure. But unpopular? No. I think continuing to believe that actually he's super deeply unpopular is problematic and denies the scope of what we're dealing with.
You do realize that's ridiculously low for a recently inaugurated president, right? Biden managed 57%. Inauguration approval ratings are generally the high point.
At inauguration he was over 50%. After executive orders which erode any facade of what he is (an autocrat) and literally calling himself "King", he's only at 45%. I don't know how else to show this. He's not unpopular. 6% of the country is still "undecided" about the guy.
Is it possible for a president to be not popular and also not be unpopular? Because to me he isn't popular. But also he's not unpopular. He's not even breaking even.
I personally there is a bigger problem with people OVER-ESTIMATING everything about Beenadick Donald... his wealth, intelligence, business savvy, strength, etc.
He shoulda/coulda/woulda been curb-stomped in 2016 if for-profit media hadn't fawned over him like some "powerful White man."✌🏻
Seriously though, he's fkkking with the military and hand-holding a Communist.
How long will so-called conservatives put up with it?
I'm not holding my breath, but he is playing with fire.
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Dems just somehow managed to be *more* unpopular long enough for an election to swing.
Both candidates lost to "none of the above".
In a real political system that would trigger a new election.
The group of "non-voters" people feel justified in yelling at
includes every person the GOP successfully disenfranchised with 50 different tactics in each state.
It's mostly yelling at a poor, disabled, Black demographic for being politically suppressed.
"They don't feel their voices are heard because they aren't and haven't been for a long time."
Brother, I think we are working with different definitions.
*That* is disenfranchisement.
Though, here are some reasons:
Democrats picked the wrong issues and policies. If you want to fight political apathy then show a new trajectory and entice them into the political process.
It boiled down to:
• MAGA offered the community they were lacking
• MAGA gave them purpose. They were fighting *for* something instead of against a world they were told by the dems was rigged against them.
• Felt seen & heard
They waited until 3.5 months ahead of election to put her up there. But we had HRC campaigning for how long and still didn’t win?! And they thought a speed run would work? Because they wanted to pander to an aging Biden?
you already know it's not racist or sexist to point out that racism and sexism exist. that's what conservatives say. it's also not clear at all that the liz cheney thing was a silver bullet to her prospects and that she wasn't already going to lose
Unless you think Black and brown votes need not apply?
https://news.gallup.com/poll/656891/trump-job-approval-rating-congress-jumps.aspx
He shoulda/coulda/woulda been curb-stomped in 2016 if for-profit media hadn't fawned over him like some "powerful White man."✌🏻
RNC voters are pretty much in lockstep to own the libs.
Plus that means that roughly 220 million americans did not vote for him.
Needless to say, Congress is NAHTTTT POPULAR at the moment. 🫥
How long will so-called conservatives put up with it?
I'm not holding my breath, but he is playing with fire.
https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_governing_recall_in_Arizona
That might be fun... 🤷♀️