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> But if you reran the 2024 election today you'd likely get the same result. Nothing has happened to change anyone's mind. I don't think this is true. Trump's
by lapcat 11mo ago
> But if you reran the 2024 election today you'd likely get the same result. Nothing has happened to change anyone's mind.
I don't think this is true. Trump's approval rating among independents has dropped 20%+. There's a reason he lost the 2020 election, but voters had 4 years to forget those reasons and look back with rose-colored glasses. Now they remember.
> They were very clear about their priorities, and those who voted for it accepted that.
I don't think this is true either. (I did not vote for Trump, to be clear.) Project 2025 were very clear about their priorities, but before the election Trump tried to pretend that he had no knowledge of or involvement with Project 2025. After the election, he changed his tune.
- m-hodges 11mo ago> There's a reason he lost the 2020 election, but voters had 4 years to forget those reasons and look back with rose-colored glasses. So many people forget that Joe Biden did, in fact, defeat Donald Trump.
- lupire 11mo agoAnd that covid happened and made everyone mad and kicked out the incumbents in every major election in the world.
- __s 11mo agoTrudeau got a lot of hate, but won next election. But your point stands, covid was turning point in Trudeau's popularity, Liberal's kept power between Trudeau stepping down more gracefully than Biden, Carney being a very centralist candidate (it's a compliment when your opposition is down to accusing you of stealing their policy ideas), & Trump's recent victory giving many the ick towards Poilievre