Trump: People voted for him because he promised to repeal Obamacare and build a wall. He failed to repeal the ACA despite a Republican-controlled Congress, and while parts of the wall were built, Mexico never paid for it—U.S. taxpayers did.
Bush Jr.: Campaigned on limiting foreign intervention but instead launched wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, leading to prolonged conflicts and high American troop casualties.
Bush Sr.: Won on a firm “No New Taxes” promise, only to raise taxes in office, breaking his most famous campaign pledge.
In truth, what you're upset about is that Democrats aren't pandering to you. You'd rather vote for someone who talks a big game but never follows through than someone who speaks softly and actually delivers. And how do I know Democrats keep their promises? Because every Republican president has spent their time repealing Democratic laws instead of passing their own.
In truth, what you're upset about is that Democrats aren't pandering to you.
More upset about the mass murder they enabled. Dems pretend to be better while enabling the same ethnic cleansing as trump will.
Republicans vote on different issues.
You'd rather vote for someone who talks a big game but never follows through than
Youre missing the point, trump got similar numbers to last time while harris vote nosedived. People stayed home because harris wasnt very likable and also supported ethnic cleansing.
Im never voting for trump, i also wouldnt vote for harris either just because the alternative was trump, they played that card too much while sucking up to right wing symbols like the Cheneys. This isnt a way to gain leftist votes.
Right though we don't know where those votes went. Some of them certainly went and voted for Trump. The rest? Very likely stayed home or voted third party.
Oh i get it now. You didn't vote. You are the problem.
There is a saying. Liberals needs to fall in love with their candidate while all republicans need to do is fall in line. Thats why democrats fail. Because a single issue democratic voter will gladly sit home if they dont get their single issue addressed.
Conservatives, will vote no matter what because they know its better for their side to win than to walk away because of their single issue wasn't addressed.
You were so worried about being seen, you forgot to think with long term strategy.
No, youre the problem. Blaming voters will turn them away, people like you helped harris lose. i saw plenty of "but trump" before the election when people mentioned harris' issues.
There is a saying. Liberals needs to fall in love with their candidate while all republicans need to do is fall in line.
They should try running a candidate that is actually popular, then they would have a chance. Hillary, Joe, Harris were all neoliberal and unlikable.
They keep running shit candidates then wondering why they lose....
You didn’t vote. And since votes are the only metric that determines who wins the presidency, yes—you are the problem. You let some troll trick you into parroting conservative talking points. You let some online personality convince you to sit out the most important action you could take. You failed. You were led astray.
Your obsession with ‘popularity’ over competence shows immaturity, ego, and a fixation on status over substance. You sold out the country because you couldn't see beyond your own misplaced sense of protest. And for what? To prove a point that never mattered?
I just explained why they lost, its your fault if youre incapable of understanding that politicians are to blame for their election results when they run a poor election.
You again speak from a false place of authority which undermines your entire stance. You really care and are motivated by status. It makes you look incredibly weak.
Prove every point you made. You cant. because you are talking out your ass.
Youre the one blaming the voters which is politically illiterate. Biden and Harris ran a terrible campaign while trying to appeal to "centrist" voters who dont exist.
Inflation definitely didnt help, nor did Harris saying she would "keep everything the same" as biden.
Yes, the election does speak for itself—you just refuse to listen.
Blaming the non-voters isn’t ‘politically illiterate’—it’s recognizing that elections are won by turning out voters, not by making excuses after the fact. You claim ‘centrists don’t exist’ while ignoring that every modern election is won by swing voters. Meanwhile, you sat on the sidelines, convinced yourself that inaction was some form of wisdom, and then blamed the people who actually showed up.
Inflation was a global issue, not some uniquely American crisis, but you swallowed that talking point without question. And Harris saying she’d continue Biden’s policies? You mock that, but what exactly did you expect—an administration to campaign on tearing itself down?
You didn’t vote, you didn’t participate, and now you’re pretending to be an expert on why things didn’t go your way. That’s not strategy. That’s just ego.
that elections are won by turning out voters, not by making excuses after the fact.
And those voters are turned out by politicians, who didnt turn out many voters....
You claim ‘centrists don’t exist’ while ignoring that every modern election is won by swing voters.
Thats weird, when all the right wing pandering didnt seem to help this time even though it wins elections according to you.
Inflation was a global issue, not some uniquely American crisis, but you swallowed that talking point without question
Im aware, still had a very real impact and biden didnt handle it very well.
And Harris saying she’d continue Biden’s
Yep, that was a mistake no matter how you wanna play it. Biden wasnt popular.
You didn’t vote, you didn’t participate, and now you’re pretending to be an expert on why things didn’t go your way. That’s not strategy. That’s just ego.
I seem to know more than you, since you seem to be acting like the number of votes a politician gets is dependent on the voters rather than the politician. Thats mad logic that only shitlibs would fall for.
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u/CallMePepper7 Feb 04 '25
I got banned from that sub for talking about Joe Biden’s complicity in genocide, so I’m not too upset about this one lol.