What do you consider yourself as?
It does not matter but at this point I might as well be an independant that finds both sides plagued with shit and problems, both of which unlikely to change or flush out since they are too stuck in their ways (and probably profit from it because of this) to actually do anything better and respectable for the party they represent and of course the people that want to support them.
81mil for Biden (51.3%) vs 74mil for Trump (46.8%) by popular vote and 306 vs 232 electoral (which as of this time states are already starting to get rid of in support of pushing popular vote only for future elections). Despite the lead it was enough for there to be enough bitching on both sides to defend or complain about recounts or doubt of complete numbers. Also with the mail in ballot system being a complete and total shitshow especially with Trump's last minute hiring of DeJoy to take over the USPS before the election and his extreme cutbacks on the mail service made this even more suspect of foul play being implemented with the mail in ballots. Fortunately it was not enough to give Trump the edge he wanted to take this election away but the attempts to fuck with it were clearly there plain as day.
Okay, that is you interpretation right?
Not at all, its considered by a lot of people who simply did not want Trump to win a second term in office. People wanted someone else other than Biden, if not for the fact that in his past he as a democrat did not really speak to everyone's mentality given that he supported going to war with Afghanistan in 2001 and also is not supportive of the idea of federally legalizing marijuana making it no longer an issue that has to be dealt with between state and federal law differences. (A state can legalize it, but it does not stop federal autonomy to step in at any given point and raid/shut down shops/arrest shop owners as its still federally illegal in this country!) For a modern democrat he is a moderate in that he wants to play both sides of trying to meet half way with republicans while still coming off as a democrat. A mentality that goes nowhere in the pool of power as Republicans simply don't play ball with Democrats and will stand their ground until their demands are met or the whole thing gets thrown out entirely. Let's not forget that Obamacare was originally supposed to be essentially our own version of universal free healthcare for this country and this was cut down and mangled extensively to the point that it resulted in nothing of its original promise and effort thanks to Republicans standing their ground and refusing to let it or anything of that nature pass without it being so screwed over that the end result is nothing that benefits anyone except those who benefited from the old system already.
People wanted a progressive democrat, not a moderate. The DNC thought Moderates do better in the polls, and pushed Biden among all else. No one really likes moderates however, as they rarely get anything right done in the country.
I don't think so, for the same reason wie neo-Reaga DeSantis will not win. Its over. The USA is in clear decline, a Reagan canidate will not work.
Its about media representation and attention. Reagan was originally an actor first before becoming a politician and that kind of charisma works wonders with people. Trump has a similar pull given his many years on and off TV and media making him a well known person long before he even had his foot in the race. It helps too that speaking your mind, whether it be good or bad makes you look far more genuine than any other cookie cut politician who is afraid to actually do so and comes off as artificial, not genuine, and out of touch with the people (again I am remembering Hillary's "Pokemon-GO to the polls" speech, reflecting the out of touch mentality she is presenting with her potential voters). Trump got as far as he did because he is what he says he is, he believes in the things he says and that resonated with people that felt forgotten and disenfranchised with the current government at the time. Its not hard to understand this at all, the problem is that politicians seem too stiff and afraid to actually loosen up to meet with this same level of down to earth speaking of their mind and trying to relate with their audience as themselves and not about the party they represent.
Well, he won fair and square.
Results are what they are, and I am not debating that. I will always debate the shit that went down at the DNC that got him into the primary seat but that is all.
What is your point here? That Biden did not handle the pandamic well?
He handled it the best he could in his power and the situation has presented it. He could not prevent something that had already begun here and spread hard here as it was started at the end of the Trump administration. By the time Biden came to office it was already doing heavy damage and death toll here. It became a matter of writing off several executive orders and effectively trying to undo the damage that had already taken place prior to his term in office.
Well, thats life. Biden did handle the situation well.
People here need just as much support as overseas. One of the major criticisms in the past was that we do more to help out and bail out other countries are large end entities than we do help ours who actually need it. That is part of the reason why Republican rhetoric is stronger in this opinion in people and why shit like "Make America Great Again" became such a powerful phrase in Trump's original run. People genuinely want to return to the days where the US took care of itself first and foremost, ignoring other countries and the world problems outside of itself. A selfish mindset given our power in the world but not one that can't be understood given current situations.
Inflation is still a problem, people can barely pay for things as it is, and now gas is making the task of getting to and from places necessary an almost self defeating purpose.
Well most of the war effort came from britain and Russia. The US came in late and that is not as impressive as you seem to think.
Don't ever underplay the impact we had on WWII. We lost people there, damn good people there. To undermine our part in the war would be to undermine their very efforts and sacrifices which is just heartless no matter how you look at it. Also I am pretty sure Japan would like a word or two about how our impact in the war might have changed things for them and ultimately the world over with the development and deployment of the first nukes the world has ever witnessed forever changing the landscape of power and fear of war. Don't ever disrespect our impact in the war.
No, look at Gaius Julius Caesar as a referance. Under Biden the USA is undergoing paradigm changes of a scale the US has never seen before. You may not like them but they are truely bold moves
I don't think it would be in good nature to reference our current president with a roman dictator who got assassinated by his people a few years later.
I think you're overestimating how much power Trump has over the Republican Party. If it is a "three headed dog," the other two heads are insignificant compared to the Trump head. It's why he's all but guaranteed to get the nomination if he runs.
A cult of personality helps, he draws people in and riles them up. The original party folk just wishes it did not have to come from a person of his nature, since all it does is reflect poorly on the party and making them the parody that everyone has made fun of for decades now. They have become the joke they were trying to step back from because of this.
I do not doubt his nomination, but one can hope they have someone else in their party that can try to deplatform him. Unlikely to happen unless he is removed by force or by legal ramifications actually going through.
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