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Between a clean sweep win of the Electoral College, the popular vote (by a Republican president for the first time in 20 years!), the Senate, and very likely th

Between a clean sweep win of the Electoral College, the popular vote (by a Republican president for the first time in 20 years!), the Senate, and very likely the House this is an epic, bottom of the ninth comeback victory for the history books. And I thought the World Series Dodgers comeback in game 5 was incredible, I guess we just keep on winning. I am also absolutely vindicated in my opinion that "journalism" (the mainstream media) are cancers upon society. The polls fucking lied and the "journalism" was the real garbage. And yes, I voted for Trump and the Republicans as an Oregonian. No, my vote didn't count for his EC win, but I don't care: My vote still helped deliver a mandate that the Democrats and their policies are not acceptable.

christophilus 2y ago
I don't think the polls lied (lied implies intent). I think a few things happened. Pollsters have a really hard time getting hold of Trump voters for a few reasons: folks are scared to admit they voted for Trump, and those who are proud Trump supporters have such disdain for the media (of which pollsters are a part) that they simply hang up / don't engage. So, Trump tends to get underrepresented in the polls. At any rate, the polls showed that there was a dead heat, so this really came down to the margin of error which has historically somewhat favored Trump.
canucker2016 2y ago
from https://x.com/brianstelter/status/1851766313279963218 https://x.com/brianstelter/status/1851766313279963218 Anonymous TV exec: "If half the country has decided that Trump is qualified to be president, that means they're not reading any of this media, and we’ve lost this audience completely. A Trump victory means mainstream media is dead in its current form."
crakhamster01 2y ago
Which policies did you find unacceptable?
- Dalewyn 2y ago
  Quite a lot, actually: * The southern border is non-existent. Say what you want about Trump, he actually secured the border where literally noone before nor since has done so. It was very nice actually seeing value in passports, green cards (residency status), and citizenship. * The military industrial complex is utterly abhorrent. Ukraine needs defending, Israel has a right to defend itself, both should win. Neither makes it okay for us to trickle resources to them to keep the wars going but not so much that it ends so we can keep trickling resources, because the resources trickled are replaced by new resources produced by the military industrial complex at taxpayer expense. Sincerely fuck this noise, my tax dollars are not fucking blood money and I am tired of seeing America partaking in constant and neverending wars one after another. * The lack of conviction in policies. This was especially apparent in Harris's election strategy where she ultimately ended up saying anything and everything in a desperate bid to garner more votes. Sincerely, that is not how voting works. I vote for someone because I agree with what they say and do; Democrats don't say or do anything other than call Trump Hitler and Republicans Nazis and Americans either deplorables or garbage. I don't have time to waste on that nonsense. * The refusal to nourish and, if required, protect our industries from foreign entities with extreme prejudice. No, CHIPS Act does not fucking count. Everyone in public office with one possible exception has pissed away American excellence and drive through policies that do not favor America. There is a very real reason that Make America Great Again resonates so much with Americans. * The inequality and unfairness. In the land of the free and the home of the brave where all men are created equal, bullshit like forgiving of student loans after-the-fact is preposterous. What does that say about people with real financial and life discipline? Nothing good, that's for sure. That is not how we nurture the great Americans of tomorrow; we should reward being responsible, not punish it. * DEI (Diversity-Equity-Inclusion). As a Japanese-American, I am classified as an Asian and a minority. I loathe DEI because it is literally racial and gender discrimination and I am squarely in its crosshairs. I firmly believe that all men should be judged on the quality of their character, not by the color of their skin or the type of their genitals. I firmly believe that meritocracy is the foundation of an abled and healthy society, and Trump and Republicans align with that philosophy. * High taxes. Democrats are the party of big government, and candidates like Harris always speak of redistributing wealth. I believe in meritocracy, and consequently I believe that the fruits of someone's labor is strictly theirs and only theirs to enjoy as they see fit. I refuse to vote for such redistribution policies, regardless which side I might end up in that supposed redistribution. * The attacks on free speech and expression. By far it is the Left who have pursued agendas censoring speech for no reason other than they do not like it. This expands well beyond just America and I despise it, both because I firmly believe in the 1st Amendment and because that bullshit literally ruins my fucking day as a simple consumer of mundane entertainment. Trump and Republicans are champions of free speech, so they will get my vote even on just that alone. I can keep on ranting, but this comment is probably long enough already. Basically the Democrat Party and Leftism simply do not resonate with me, and that only gets worse as more time passes. I still consider myself a centrist with both conservative/liberal and progressive/authoritarian opinions across a wide variety of subjects, but the Democrats just keep moving lefter and lefter that I've ended up on the Right despite not moving at all.

christophilus 2y ago

I don't think the polls lied (lied implies intent). I think a few things happened. Pollsters have a really hard time getting hold of Trump voters for a few reasons: folks are scared to admit they voted for Trump, and those who are proud Trump supporters have such disdain for the media (of which pollsters are a part) that they simply hang up / don't engage. So, Trump tends to get underrepresented in the polls. At any rate, the polls showed that there was a dead heat, so this really came down to the margin of error which has historically somewhat favored Trump.

canucker2016 2y ago

from https://x.com/brianstelter/status/1851766313279963218 https://x.com/brianstelter/status/1851766313279963218 Anonymous TV exec: "If half the country has decided that Trump is qualified to be president, that means they're not reading any of this media, and we’ve lost this audience completely. A Trump victory means mainstream media is dead in its current form."

crakhamster01 2y ago

Which policies did you find unacceptable?

Dalewyn 2y ago
Quite a lot, actually: * The southern border is non-existent. Say what you want about Trump, he actually secured the border where literally noone before nor since has done so. It was very nice actually seeing value in passports, green cards (residency status), and citizenship. * The military industrial complex is utterly abhorrent. Ukraine needs defending, Israel has a right to defend itself, both should win. Neither makes it okay for us to trickle resources to them to keep the wars going but not so much that it ends so we can keep trickling resources, because the resources trickled are replaced by new resources produced by the military industrial complex at taxpayer expense. Sincerely fuck this noise, my tax dollars are not fucking blood money and I am tired of seeing America partaking in constant and neverending wars one after another. * The lack of conviction in policies. This was especially apparent in Harris's election strategy where she ultimately ended up saying anything and everything in a desperate bid to garner more votes. Sincerely, that is not how voting works. I vote for someone because I agree with what they say and do; Democrats don't say or do anything other than call Trump Hitler and Republicans Nazis and Americans either deplorables or garbage. I don't have time to waste on that nonsense. * The refusal to nourish and, if required, protect our industries from foreign entities with extreme prejudice. No, CHIPS Act does not fucking count. Everyone in public office with one possible exception has pissed away American excellence and drive through policies that do not favor America. There is a very real reason that Make America Great Again resonates so much with Americans. * The inequality and unfairness. In the land of the free and the home of the brave where all men are created equal, bullshit like forgiving of student loans after-the-fact is preposterous. What does that say about people with real financial and life discipline? Nothing good, that's for sure. That is not how we nurture the great Americans of tomorrow; we should reward being responsible, not punish it. * DEI (Diversity-Equity-Inclusion). As a Japanese-American, I am classified as an Asian and a minority. I loathe DEI because it is literally racial and gender discrimination and I am squarely in its crosshairs. I firmly believe that all men should be judged on the quality of their character, not by the color of their skin or the type of their genitals. I firmly believe that meritocracy is the foundation of an abled and healthy society, and Trump and Republicans align with that philosophy. * High taxes. Democrats are the party of big government, and candidates like Harris always speak of redistributing wealth. I believe in meritocracy, and consequently I believe that the fruits of someone's labor is strictly theirs and only theirs to enjoy as they see fit. I refuse to vote for such redistribution policies, regardless which side I might end up in that supposed redistribution. * The attacks on free speech and expression. By far it is the Left who have pursued agendas censoring speech for no reason other than they do not like it. This expands well beyond just America and I despise it, both because I firmly believe in the 1st Amendment and because that bullshit literally ruins my fucking day as a simple consumer of mundane entertainment. Trump and Republicans are champions of free speech, so they will get my vote even on just that alone. I can keep on ranting, but this comment is probably long enough already. Basically the Democrat Party and Leftism simply do not resonate with me, and that only gets worse as more time passes. I still consider myself a centrist with both conservative/liberal and progressive/authoritarian opinions across a wide variety of subjects, but the Democrats just keep moving lefter and lefter that I've ended up on the Right despite not moving at all.