WalrusDragonOnABike

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[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 15 points 9 months ago

Americans just weren’t convinced that Harris would do anything to improve their economic situation.

Why would they? She never proposed anything specific AFAIK except like 1 week before the election after early voting was already over. If she hadn't avoided taking any policy positions except unconditional aid to israel, lower proposed tax rates for the rich than even Biden was proposing, continued fracking, no improvements to healthcare, and more lethal military/border while avoiding talking about abortion for months, maybe people would have reason for some hope for improvement.

How many Americans know about proposals about things like tax credits for parents or plan to expand medical care coverage under medicare (or was it medicaid?) to at-home care except the small percent who follow that kind of news.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 18 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I sincerely hope there is a future election where they have learned something from this. In the mean time, good luck everyone.

Given you're expecting an apology instead of giving one, nothing was learned apparently.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today -3 points 9 months ago

Did McCain vote for Trump?

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today -3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

But he insulted others. He hardly was as vitriolic towards his base demographic.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 5 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Spending the first like 2 months campaigning on how she doesn't care about certain demographics' vote (primarily arab and college-age voters, and avoiding any popular policy discussion (only focusing on ways they were shifting further right) until the week of election probably didn't help. Trump got the majority of 1st time voters this cycle. Biden got 64%.

And, just like her campaign, her voters did little but try to insult people. What a surprise... insulting people doesn't convince people to vote for you or your candidate.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 22 points 9 months ago

Silverchase's comment is a trick to prevent you from finding out how tasty switch cartridges are.

But I mentioned that and the fartographer said "No".

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 0 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Why would middling underperformers be willing to pay $1000's for a job that pays worse than for the same job but paying more? You think that lady would have said "no, I don't want this job anymore because the pay increased"?

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 3 points 9 months ago (13 children)

If it paid better, wouldn't more people try to bribe their way into the job? Granted, they're have more real competition for the jobs, so just getting certified might not be good enough to get a job.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago

Its only a crime if you make it a crime. Not saying the courts should be deciding that; election law should. If the system is designed to just not double count votes and use whatever the last cast ballot says, then there's no issue with casting another ballot, so why should it be a crime to cast 2 or 3 ballots?

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 27 points 9 months ago

The ridiculously nerdy explanation is comedy itself

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