• Hyperreality@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    Not American, so honestly I’d prefer her to be the candidate even if she does beat Biden.

    Obviously Biden vs. Trump is more likely to result in a Biden win, but a Haley presidency is arguably preferable to even the risk of a second Trump presidency.

    If he’s re-elected and undermines NATO, the risk of Russia making a mistake in the baltics, and things getting out of control are very very real. Trump II is quite simply an existential threat at this point.

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      10 months ago

      I suspect Trump v Biden would be a tighter race than expected. Trump supporters enthusiasticly show up to vote. The majority of Americans may prefer Biden over trump but will they make the effort to vote for a man they aren’t enthusiastic about?

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        My reasoning is that no one is particularly enthusiastic about Biden.

        People will however turn up to vote against Trump.

        Will people turn up to vote against Haley in as large numbers? I have my doubts.

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      10 months ago

      Obviously Biden vs. Trump is more likely to result in a Biden win

      The sad thing is that we’re not sure. Trump voters don’t vote “rationally”, it’s a cult like thing that was cultivated during Biden’s term. They are taught to refute all facts and go by gut feeling instead.

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        10 months ago

        Don’t think it started then. Fox News, Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh, hell Father Charles Coughlin and the America First Committee. Suspect it’s partly related to that Asimov quote:

        “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’”