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[Politics] The 2024 US Election - *MATCH DAY*

Who will win the 2024 Presidential Election?

  • President Joe Biden - Democrat

    Votes: 3 0.7%
  • Donald Trump - Republican

    Votes: 167 41.1%
  • Vice President, Kamala Harris - Democrat

    Votes: 217 53.4%
  • Other Democratic candidate tbc

    Votes: 19 4.7%

  • Total voters
    406
  • This poll will close: .


BadFish

Huge Member
Oct 19, 2003
18,092
I've only just logged on, but I assume this thread has been full of sensible, rational and non-tribal debate, with no name calling or throwing toys out the pram or anything like that since the direction the election was going in was known?
Right up until your post...


.... And now you have ruined it.
 




TWOCHOICEStom

Well-known member
Sep 22, 2007
10,889
Brighton
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No offence @Curious Orange
 


Commander

Arrogant Prat
NSC Patron
Apr 28, 2004
13,513
London
I am reminded of the Corbyn election. I was at drama school at the time, and made some deeply unpopular predictions to my peers which went against the consensus. Namely that we are in an echo chamber, and can’t assume that everyone in the country agrees just because the views in the campus are unanimous. Relatedly, while there are a lot of stupid people in the world, the primary concern for most people is self-interest. Trump has spoken to those voters and they’ve liked his message.
I am constantly astonished at how the vast majority of people live their lives like this. Look at the poll on this thread, almost 15% more people thought Harris was going to win than thought Trump was. I find it so odd how people struggle to differentiate between thinking something is going to happen, and wanting it to happen. They are two completely different things.

I also cannot understand why so many people in the UK seem to have absolutely no idea why your average American would vote for Trump. People really do struggle to put themselves in other people's shoes.
 








fly high

Well-known member
Aug 25, 2011
1,682
in a house
My concern from here is should be Dems win in 4 years will the power be passed over? Biden only came to power because Pence believed in the rule of law, don't count on good men to do the right thing again
The one good thing is next time Trump can't stand although we don't know which looney tune he will get behind.
 










BadFish

Huge Member
Oct 19, 2003
18,092
I am constantly astonished at how the vast majority of people live their lives like this. Look at the poll on this thread, almost 15% more people thought Harris was going to win than thought Trump was. I find it so odd how people struggle to differentiate between thinking something is going to happen, and wanting it to happen. They are two completely different things.

I also cannot understand why so many people in the UK seem to have absolutely no idea why your average American would vote for Trump. People really do struggle to put themselves in other people's shoes.

I cannot understand why your average American would vote for him. I don't generally struggle with empathising with other people, in fact I am usually quite good at it.

Can you enlighten me?

I have heard that they voted for him to improve their lot economically. But I remain unconvinced that he is a better economic candidate and his policy of adding taffifs to Chinese imports is surely going to make the cost of living higher. So I don't understand this.

The ABC over here said the exit polls showed that the main reason people voted was democracy. And his track record in this area seems sketchy to say the least. So I don't understand this either.
 






fly high

Well-known member
Aug 25, 2011
1,682
in a house
I am constantly astonished at how the vast majority of people live their lives like this. Look at the poll on this thread, almost 15% more people thought Harris was going to win than thought Trump was. I find it so odd how people struggle to differentiate between thinking something is going to happen, and wanting it to happen. They are two completely different things.

I also cannot understand why so many people in the UK seem to have absolutely no idea why your average American would vote for Trump. People really do struggle to put themselves in other people's shoes.
You are right, I ticked Trump would win, not because that is what I wanted, far from it, but what I expected.
 




Pavilionaire

Well-known member
Jul 7, 2003
31,204
That’s the campaign slogan done!
Trump will change the rules and stand again in 2028. I think his next campaign slogan will appeal more directly to his base, maybe something punchy like:

"Suck my cock, bitch"
 






Stato

Well-known member
Dec 21, 2011
7,291
The one good thing is next time Trump can't stand although we don't know which looney tune he will get behind.
With Congress, the House and the Supreme Court on side, the rules on term limits are as easily changed as Roe v Wade was. If the world wants rid, cheeseburgers seem a better bet than America’s institutions.
 




Oh_aye

Well-known member
Jul 8, 2022
2,055
I am constantly astonished at how the vast majority of people live their lives like this. Look at the poll on this thread, almost 15% more people thought Harris was going to win than thought Trump was. I find it so odd how people struggle to differentiate between thinking something is going to happen, and wanting it to happen. They are two completely different things.

I also cannot understand why so many people in the UK seem to have absolutely no idea why your average American would vote for Trump. People really do struggle to put themselves in other people's shoes.
Well, I just put myself into a fat idiot from Idaho's shoes and I still can't see it.
 








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