It’s a significant reversal from recent history: President Joe Biden is struggling with young voters but performing better than most Democrats with older ones.

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[–] 46 points 2 years ago (1 child)

It’s a failure of the news and social media. If they read about the massive green initiatives, increased corporate and wealth taxes, ending food supply chain greedflation, advancing equity and racial justice, student loan reimbursement, and housing affordability, they may feel differently.

Instead, they think Trump will “shake up the system.” All he did with his last term was roll back safety and environmental regulations on business, and implement a tax break that expired after four years for the low and middle class but remains intact for the wealthy today.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Just because people don't support Biden doesn't mean they're voting for Trump. This is a false dichotomy.

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  • [–] 38 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Unfortunately, that’s the nature of US elections. Maybe one day it’ll change, but for now these are the only votes that will carry through the Electoral College.

    FWIW I’d love to see us remove the Electoral College, abolish Gerrymandering, and implement ranked-choice voting to introduce more parties to the table.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    that’s the nature of US elections

    then they arent really democratic are they

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It’s a representative democracy, not a direct democracy. The founders created the Electoral College to assist in elections due to lack of nationwide information on the candidates. That’s clearly not an issue anymore.

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