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Trump Suggests U.S. ‘Shouldn’t Even Have’ November Midterms (www.forbes.com)
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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 40 points 5 days ago (6 children)

44%. That’s the share of voters who said they would back a Democratic candidate in the midterms, according to an Economist/YouGov poll conducted Jan. 9-12, versus 40% who would back the Republican candidate. The poll is in line with other recent surveys on which party is favored in November, with an average of polls by RealClear Polling finding Democrats have a 4.3% advantage over Republicans as of Thursday.

Jesus tapdancing christ. 44% to 40%. Just… wow.

My compete and total lack of faith in the mental competence of the American electorate is certainly coming to a middle.

I fucking hate it here.

[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 5 days ago (6 children)

I mean have the Dems just tried being better?

[–] jodanlime@midwest.social 21 points 5 days ago

No actually, they haven't!

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I mean have the Dems just tried ~~being better~~ ?

There, fixed.

[–] Mossheart@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago

They've tried nothing and they're all out of ideas!

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Are you seriously suggesting dems aren’t better than Hitler 2.0 and his regime? Get real.

[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 5 days ago

Not at all. I'm suggesting that they just be good enough, as opposed to merely being less shit than the GOP.

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 days ago (3 children)

They are better than the alternative, but folks want them to be perfect when Nazis are running around killing Americans and if they're not then fuck em.

[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

folks want them to be perfect

Well I want the Dems to literally light themselves on fire for what they did to Gaza, but really "folks" just want Dems to be decent. Like Dems don't even want to defund ICE, they just want to put down bullshit procedural crap that they'll face zero consequences

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 days ago

Want them to stop accepting corporate bribe money and start representing their constituents. Perfect is so far from the ask here. Literally just want them to not be total sacks of shit.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

No, I want them to GTFO of the way. If our election system only admits two major parties, then they are complicit by camping out in one of the slots, preventing a political party that'd actually put up a fight from arising. Whatever their alleged motivation, or level of cooperation, it no longer matters at this point; they have been the party in that second slot as U.S. political institutions slid into fascism over the course of decades. The record shows that they're not going to turn it around should they win back Congress in the mid-terms (if we even have elections). At best, they might stave off full fascism for another few election cycles. That's the issue we have with Democrats.

[–] Wiz@midwest.social 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Maybe the Republicans can GTFO of the way

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 3 points 5 days ago

That is the ultimate goal, isn't it? The problem here is that the situation isn't so neatly reciprocal. The Republicans offer about ⅓ of the nation exactly what they want, whereas the Democrats offer nobody exactly what they want. The favorability ratings in the polls show that. They only offer, "we're marginally better than fascists," which is good enough for a small lead in polling for the midterm elections, masking how deeply unpopular Republican actions are, and providing a veneer of legitimacy for them in the form of a near-tie.

[–] Wiz@midwest.social 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Being better than Republicans?

[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Better than Republicans is a bar so low it's basically touching the core of the earth. Nah, I mean better than they have been, which is also a subterranean bar.

[–] U7826391786239@lemmy.zip -1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

it's hilarious that in a post about the racist rapist pedophile nazi fascist con man dictator talking about canceling elections, we STILL have people in the thread bitching about DEMS LOL

[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 5 days ago

Yeah because the Dems didn't go after the racist rapist pedophile Nazi fascist con man dictator when they had the fucking power to do so 🤦 because they gotta protect the racist rapist pedophile Nazi fascist elites loyal to their faction of capital 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It’s not funny at all. If the Dems weren’t such obvious controlled opposition, there could be an alternative to fascism. Americans haven’t had a choice for some time now, which is precisely how we got into this mess.

[–] U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

well, in the situation we've been in for the last who knows how tf many decades, where it's "DNC's pick or nobody" you'd think people would at least wise up and vote against nazi fascism, rather than think they're actually doing something by sitting out or going 3rd party.

exactly what was accomplished by going with the 100% guaranteed fail route? take a look around-- are you going to tell me a kamala potus (or literally ANYONE else) would have been nearly as bad? how's that genocide going? i know i didn't specify the gaza genocide or the usa genocide because i leave it to you to take your pick

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I know, orange man bad. You don’t have to convince me of that buddy because I’m living in it with you.

Here’s the thing - it is incumbent upon Dems to give the people something to vote for. Blaming the voters for not falling in line is just wrong, and actually accomplishes nothing. What I’m saying is that this is precisely the Dem strategy. Just look to Schumer and Jeffries’ plan for the next few years - it’s literally to do nothing, and try to win votes by way of the suffering of their fellow Americans under the Trump regime.

The way for dems to win elections is by presenting a bold, and objectively better, vision for the future and fighting to achieve it. Dems could learn a lot from Bernie and AOC about what that looks like, eg “fight the oligarchy,” but they are paid to pretend otherwise. The result, as it has been for literally the past 50 years, is further ratcheting towards fascism.

Unfortunately for us all, the window of opportunity is likely completely closed to vote our way out of this mess. And so the system must collapse in order to be rebuilt anew, stronger and with better safeguards for checks and balances to protect democracy. That’s why you see people giving up on voting, or voting repug to accelerate the empire’s demise. Don’t be so surprised as to the reasons why, it’s been plain to see for a long time now.

[–] U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

Here’s the thing - it is incumbent upon Dems to give the people something to vote for. Blaming the voters for not falling in line is just wrong, and actually accomplishes nothing.

people. are. dying.

because i DoNt WaAaAaAnNa VoTe DeM

don't worry. as you said--the good old days of voting are more likely than not just fucking over. at least with a D government, you would've had another chance to vote. good luck to you, i hope you and all of yours are white

[–] ozymandias@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 days ago (2 children)

1,600 people were polled.
https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econTabReport_qsNv5iE.pdf

that’s not enough to represent the country, and who knows what their methods are

[–] Peehole@piefed.social 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

It can be enough but only if the sample is representative and I think often these are done by calling people on landline and the people who still have a landline and would be willing to take a survey are a very specific subset of our population so probably that sample is not representative but it’s not due to the sample size.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

YouGov has published a page about its polling methodology. Polling groups abandoned the random telephone survey decades ago, at this point.

[–] Peehole@piefed.social 1 points 5 days ago

Cool, in my country they still do that unfortunately.

[–] ozymandias@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

that sample size is still way too small

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

But the headline creates clicks and engagement and that's what matters most.

[–] ozymandias@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

🤑💰💸💵💶💷

[–] Asafum@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

It seems like every fucking election is like this...

The "I hate everyone and everything, I'm going to abduct your neighbors, how dare you suggest billionaires get taxed anything at all" party

vs

The "I guess healthcare should probably be affordable and gay people exist and deserve dignity" party

40% and 40%...

The remaining 20% are outside eating rocks or something...

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I fucking hate it here.

If you mean planet Earth in the 21st century, then I'm right there with you.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

I feel like I would be more hopeful about the long term welfare of the world and humanity if I had actually witnessed the Bell Riots when they were supposed to happen last year

ok this blows but hey at least we’ll figure out FTL in a few decades

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 4 points 5 days ago

mmmmm. mmmmm. kick in the groin or a handshake. mmmmm. mmmmm. they are just so similar. I think I prefer the one. slightly. so hard to decide.

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Trump is not the hero America needs, but he's the one they deserve.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

You are sadly correct

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 32 points 5 days ago

Even the mere suggestion should be impeachable.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Democrats don't have until elections to manifest a palpable resistance.

[–] InevitableWaffles@midwest.social 4 points 5 days ago

Oh, look. The thing we've been bellowing since before he got elected is happening.... Again. I'd trade being right for once for the less shitty timeline. Please?

[–] m3t00@midwest.social 1 points 5 days ago

revoke the right to life

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 5 days ago

He’s got a point. They could just keep running the rigged system for decades and no-one would question it - this would force the issue.

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago

The US won't have them. 2024 were the last elections the US will see for a while.