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[-] Rhaedas@kbin.social 49 points 4 months ago

Polls are polls, but just the fact that there is still any conversation at this point says a lot about the state of the country.

[-] ChocoboRocket@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The media is absolutely owned by the wealthy and their sway over the common person is astounding.

From what I've seen (uneducated, informal, observation of recent smaller elections) it seems Republicans are losing ground with their crazy shit from school board seats to municipal/state elections - but this could easily be confirmation bias as I'm not really tracking repuglican scores.

It seems like regardless of what polls say, general America is fed up with the crazy and partially showing up to vote (or less R participating if they can't be assed to vote for a D) in less significant elections these days.

Hopefully it's a blowout democratic win this year and they can finally close the door on this Christian nationalist, Nazi, Gilead, bullshit across as many levels in for gov't as possible.

[-] Eldritch@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

We've been engineered to have a short memory and an even shorter attention span. People who would vote for Republicans doubly so. All Republicans have to do is fly silent for a month or two and most transgressions and fouls will be forgiven. Whereas Democrats are still being held responsible for things they didn't do nearly 10 years ago.

[-] BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social 11 points 4 months ago

It really needs to be emphasized that polls this far out are basically meaningless. This far out, Romney was significantly outpolling Obama, and that was a blowout.

[-] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

True, and it's also important to note that these are all polls of registered voters, not likely voters. This means they are much less reliable.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

There was an article a while ago about Biden being up 10 in NY and everyone celebrating...

You have to go back to 1988 and Walter Mondale to see a Dem win NY by less than 15. Biden won by 23 last time.

He's not a good candidate, and if we're really stuck with him, he needs to pull his head out of his ass.

[-] Mastengwe@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

I’ve seen it pointed out in others, and I’m seeing it here with you now, so I have to ask:

On a social media platform that clearly learns far left, you still manage to have an incredibly unpopular opinion. How is that even possible? Don’t think that maybe everyone has caught on to the fact that you are only critical of Biden’s administration and nothing else? Or could it be that everyone has caught on to your many alt accounts that seeming swarm one another to support your agenda?

Either way…

People caught on.

[-] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago

What's so bad about voicing an unpopular opinion?

[-] crediblethreat@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 4 months ago

On a social media platform that clearly learns far left, you still manage to have an incredibly unpopular opinion.

that doesnt make it wrong

[-] crediblethreat@scribe.disroot.org 2 points 4 months ago

what makes you think they have any alts?

[-] Mastengwe@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago
[-] crediblethreat@scribe.disroot.org 2 points 4 months ago

can you link to any proof of this? because i don't see any reason to believe that.

[-] Mastengwe@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Nope. It’s private messages I’m not willing to share. Your choice to believe me or not. Don’t care either way.

I will say that I was recently accused of reporting an account of spreading misinformation by a different account that would/should have no idea about such a thing.

But again, form your own opinion. I’ve been told things.

[-] crediblethreat@scribe.disroot.org 2 points 4 months ago

I will say that I was recently accused of reporting an account of spreading misinformation by a different account that would/should have no idea about such a thing.

what does this have to do with this conversation? was it meant for someone else?

[-] Mastengwe@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

You know exactly what I’m saying. We’re done here.

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