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Donald Trump spent his first 100 days back in the Oval Office driving an economy that the world envied to the brink of crisis, risking America’s reputation as a financial safe haven and fostering fear among voters who’ve lost confidence in his leadership.

Americans were desperate for relief from high grocery prices and bought into Trump’s promise to make America affordable again in November 2024, partly out of nostalgia for the pre-pandemic economy of his first term.

But the president deliberately and singlehandedly adopted policies that are almost certain to spike prices even more; that could lead to shortages; and that have CEOs and small businesses dealing with chaos and the possibility of a recession.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 1 minute ago) (1 children)

What actual percentage of the American people do you think believes a woman can't be president? And I mean believe her nature as a woman makes her unfit, not people who believe the electorate won't vote for her.

Do you know any polls in the last year that indicate how big a contingent that would be?

I'd be shocked if it was over 0.5%. Even over 0.2% would be very surprising to me. Of course to get polls that precise you'd need to ask like 100,000 people.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, it's not black or white. I recall a woman saying she wouldn't vote for Kamala because she thought America wasn't ready for a woman president.

Is that her nature as a woman or people that believe the electorate won't vote for her?

It almost sounds like passing the buck, I won't vote for her because of everyone else's opinion 🤷 idk, I don't have the answers.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

That would very clearly be an example of thinking "the electorate wouldn't vote for her".

If it was her nature as a woman, the reason would be some thing like "Because women are bad at _______".
Something clearly misogynist; Instead of just thinking everyone else is misogynist.