100% this. And it frustrates me to no end because we’re having the exact same issue in Germany (although we’re still “behind” the US in the timeline). The extremist AfD has been gaining consistently over the past decade because they just present themselves as the alternative to everything establishment, so a lot of voters that are unhappy with the system for whatever reason flock to them (as one AfD politician put it, “the worse Germany is doing, the better for the AfD”). But instead of offering a different, more left-wing alternative to the status quo, all other major parties have been trying a centrist or even right-wing approach (e. g. the current government implementing hilariously useless stricter border controls), hoping to appeal to AfD voters by offering a watered-down version of their authoritarian agenda. And of course the outcome of this strategy is the same as in the US: The AfD just keeps on gaining ground.

Yes, you’re correct.

Just be aware that Germany is turning more and more right-wing, too…

At the debate his (painted) skin was literally a darker shade than Harris’s.

Das war aber 2021…?!

Billionaires are a scourge of humanity.

Even if you love couches, you should know who to vote for at this point.

Lol… That’s one way to admit Harris won the debate.

From what I’ve seen of the guy, I feel the only reason anybody knows him is his name.

Voting for the felon and sex offender because the other side is amoral is… weird.

I don’t think anybody claimed that?

Trump suggested that restraint would be unfair since his Democratic critics are “getting personal all night long.”

This shows why it was paramount that the Democrats left the “high road”. Trump has no clue how to react when someone finally hits back at the bully.

I know this applies to the French and to Germans, but does the rule hold for Ukrainians?

Still my unchallenged #1 favourite event of the entire Trump trainwreck saga.

Low energy.