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[–] Gucci_Minh@hexbear.net 23 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

How the fuck are there still undecided voters, you'd think everyone at this point would have already cemented their opinions but it seems like there's just a good third of the USA running purely on vibes.

[–] Dickey_Butts@hexbear.net 22 points 3 weeks ago

My buddy works for the dems currently, and I had made the joke about Dems doing vibes-based-politics a few times, and apparently, yes, they are doing vibes based politicking as a policy. They're told not to talk about issues but rather just how bad everything will be if she doesn't win. He tried to request talking points for different policies, and they literally don't have any.

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I'm somewhere between "I'm worried Donald Trump will come for my hormones and force me to destransition" and "I want to see the democrats destroyed"

[–] someone@hexbear.net 16 points 3 weeks ago

I'm wondering if polling companies are quietly bundling "none of the above" with "undecided".

[–] Parzivus@hexbear.net 14 points 3 weeks ago

I mean if you're the average American voter and your only care is "will I benefit more economically under Trump or Harris" the answer isn't immediately obvious. Anyone who's a single issue voter on Palestine doesn't have a super straightforward choice either, although I imagine most of them will vote third party or not at all.

[–] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There are no undecided voters there are just liars and lonely people who think surveys count as human interaction.

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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 weeks ago

Exactly, I don't really think there are a lot of people who are undecided. People aren't voting on individual issues anymore, there are two competing narratives regarding what the future of US should look like, and people either subscribe to one or the other. Anybody who is going to vote for Harris was already going to vote democrats regardless of who the candidate is because they think the republicans are destroying the country, and vice versa.

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[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 22 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Cool democracy when like 7% of the total population of the entire country determines the outcome of federal elections.

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[–] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 21 points 3 weeks ago
[–] GnastyGnuts@hexbear.net 21 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

If Kamala Harris loses to Trump, will it be more or less embarrassing than Hill-dawg's loss? Probably has to be worse, right?

[–] FungiDebord@hexbear.net 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

no. Hillary faceplanting was embarrassing because of how unexpected it was; it's understood that Kamala very well may lose, there's just no way it can be embarrassing to the same degree.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

hillary-contempt having a ceiling of balloons ready to drop down for her supposedly imminent victory and those balloons never dropping was quite a moment.

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[–] TomBombadil@hexbear.net 17 points 3 weeks ago

I say worse absolutely. Trump is at like 10% power. He is a dry dry boy these days

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[–] LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA@hexbear.net 19 points 3 weeks ago

Its been the democrats election to lose since swapping Joe out for Kamala, and i'll be damned if it doesn't look like they're trying.

[–] nothx@hexbear.net 19 points 3 weeks ago
[–] pumpchilienthusiast@hexbear.net 19 points 3 weeks ago

rust-darkness time is a flat circle

[–] CommunistCuddlefish@hexbear.net 19 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

I don't believe the American people are good enough to reject genocide, but I'm willing to be proven wrong.

Oh, and how is Nate Silver still around? I thought the humiliation of 2016 should have made him crawl under a rock to hide forever

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[–] miz@hexbear.net 16 points 3 weeks ago
[–] FortifiedAttack@hexbear.net 14 points 3 weeks ago

Kalamity Harris is upon us. jokermala

[–] REgon@hexbear.net 12 points 3 weeks ago
[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago

Liberal media don't want you to know this one trick that keeps them all in business...

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