Summary

Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the 2024 election leaves no room for ambiguity or an “asterisk” in his legitimacy, as he won both the popular vote and the Electoral College.

This outcome represents a clear mandate from American voters, who knowingly chose Trump’s policies and approach.

The anticipated results include pardons for January 6 participants, attacks on the press, and an administration filled with controversial figures.

By voting for Trump, Americans prioritized divisive rhetoric over democratic values, accepting the resulting turmoil.

  • meeeeetch@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    Considering where Biden’s polling was this summer, the fact that the Dems held onto New York is impressive.

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      15 days ago

      This is the danger of lowering our bar to Trump’s level as “good enough”

      Biden could be better than trump.

      Kamala could be better than Biden.

      But if Kamala isn’t good enough, trump would win.

      Because as multiple people have been shouting for 8 years:

      Being better than trump isn’t good enough to get enough votes to beat trump

      All of this could be avoided by running decent candidates who won a fair primary. But the DNC won’t give that as an option because they want to use the threat of trump to push thru as “moderate” of a Dem as they can to maximize corporate donations.

      Beating trump wasn’t the DNC’s goal, it was raising as much money as possible