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Fiendish Thingy

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3. I must repeat the money quote:

Reply to justaprogressive (Original post)

Sat Jun 7, 2025, 10:19 AM

Jun 2025

If there is any insight to be had about why the US is veering dangerously close to fascism, the most pressing — but under-analyzed — question isn’t why people voted how they did, but why a plurality of qualified voters didn’t bother to vote at all. Trump won 77,304,184 votes compared to Harris’ 75,019,616, but an even greater number than either candidate won — 90,000,000 qualified voters — stayed home. We need, urgently, to understand why.

The Dems are wasting $20 million to learn “how to listen to (white) men”, when that money would have been better used to motivate disenchanted young voters (the largest untapped pool of voters in the nation, who overwhelmingly support progressive policies) to get to the polls.

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Inside the depressing reason behind Trump's 'mandate' [View all] justaprogressive Jun 2025 OP

There is no mandate Mysterian Jun 2025 #1

I really can't get why we're twisting ourselves in knots. It was racism and sexism that kept those people home. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #2

If only it were that simple Fiendish Thingy Jun 2025 #6

Enough to win. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #7

Enough to win... Fiendish Thingy Jun 2025 #8

Bingo. k_buddy762 Jun 2025 #11

Lack of education is the biggest reason IMO newdeal2 Jun 2025 #9

I must repeat the money quote: Fiendish Thingy Jun 2025 #3

You need to be a strategist k_buddy762 Jun 2025 #12

"Loneliness"? How about "neither party represents me" LearnedHand Jun 2025 #4

I wish we could have compulsory voting... 3catwoman3 Jun 2025 #5

I'm hoping that 90 Million don't lean right. I'm no longer sure, unfortunately. Silent Type Jun 2025 #10

Unfortunately the swing to the right k_buddy762 Jun 2025 #13

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