• alvvayson@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    And Biden - who has won elections for the past 40+ years - really understands this.

    Which is why he is frustrated.

    We have to be honest. Things really aren’t looking good.

    Let’s not fool ourselves. Trump has a large, dedicated base willing to vote for him.

    If turnout is high, his chances of winning are low. But with a low turnout, his chances are high.

    A potential Biden voter staying home, because of low motivation to go stand in a line for hours - that’s the Republican winning ticket.

    Which is why the conflict in Israel and stalemate in Ukraine are good for Trump, it de-energizes the Democrat base.

    • I_Has_A_Hat@startrek.website
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      11 months ago

      Let me paint another scenario for you that people seem to be ignoring:

      Trump gets absolutely fucked in court. So fucked that he is no longer the Republican candidate. The GOP base will scramble to circle the wagons around someone else, probably Haley or Ramaswamy.

      Suddenly, it’s not Biden vs Trump. It’s Biden vs someone who’s not nearly as polarizing and isn’t a geriatric. Biden voters will be the first to tell you that they voted against Trump and don’t have any love for Biden. In fact, a lot of them would prefer anyone else, with the exception of Trump.

      I believe Biden can win against Trump, because people fucking hate Trump. I think he loses against nearly anyone else, with the possible exception of De Santis. There is very little love for Biden, and none of the other GOP candidates have nearly the amount of hate from people that Trump does.

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        11 months ago

        Normally I’d agree, but it seems like the only people who are polling less favorably than Biden are literally every other GOP primary candidate. Even beloved local candidates like De Santis are floundering on the national stage. The MAGA schism is too wide for the Republican party to recover from at this point, if you ask me. This was something that started gaining momentum under the Obama administration and can’t be easily stopped or redirected. Without Trump at the vanguard, the Republican party would be in complete disarray. Why else would they continue supporting him while he’s under so many felony indictments?