• aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    30
    ·
    1 year ago

    he’s never getting anywhere near the White House again, so who cares what he says?

    Man, I wish I shared your optimism. The next election is going to come down to a few thousand votes in a handful of states, thanks to our backward electoral system.

    • ProfessorProteus@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      10
      ·
      1 year ago

      backward electoral system

      Gerrymandering, disinformation, election fraud, voter intimidation by big guys with their big tough guns at the polling stations. Oh, and the arbitrary under-staffing/removal of said polling stations. Lack of ranked-choice, etc.

      Sorry, going off the cuff, but I guess your choice of words covers all that. Man I’m proud embarrassed to be an American

      • FlowVoid@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        1 year ago

        Gerrymandering won’t help elect Trump in 2024.

        The rest could, but they are mainly a threat in fully Republican-controlled states. But Trump cannot win the election unless he wins states where Democrats retain control, eg Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Arizona.

    • shalafi@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      1 year ago

      He pretty much can’t win. No way in hell he’s gaining supporters, he can only lose them. Only way he wins is if half the country stays home.

      • Goblin_Mode@ttrpg.network
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        Only way he wins is if half the country stays home.

        I don’t have any reported statistics to back up my claims but I am fairly confident that 2020 saw an unprecedented turnout specifically because people were able to bolster their friends and family to go vote against Trump. Notably not for Biden. If I’m right then it’s not so much Trump getting more votes but Biden getting less that’s the worry

        I’m thinking Dem turnout is going to be a lot lower this year just because of the general feeling of apathy around so many people of voting age. They won’t want to get peer pressured again by their friends and family. God knows the 4-5 people I convinced to go in 2020 have made it clear that they dont care for Biden and won’t want to vote for his second term.

        I think if the Dems throw up a younger, more relatable candidate you’d be right on the money. But you know… Something something snatching defeat from the Jaws of victory