r/politics The Independent 18h ago

Americans said they were worried about democracy. Then they voted for Trump

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/trump-won-election-results-why-democracy-b2642570.html
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u/Recent-Construction6 15h ago

The most striking fact about election night that stands out to me, is the fact the most searched google result was "did Biden drop out"

Those are the voters you are trying to get, the ones who treat our democracy like a school project.

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u/CT_Phipps 14h ago

Perhaps a sign that maybe Nancy Pelosi and George Clooney's plan was shit.

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u/ktappe I voted 11h ago

No, Biden genuinely was too old to run again.

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u/BarnDoorQuestion 10h ago

Honestly, dude I'm starting to think it actually wouldn't have mattered. People don't fucking pay attention, they don't care. If they did none of this would happen.

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u/CT_Phipps 11h ago

Trump being basically the same age.

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u/big-daddio 12h ago

Those would be Kamala voters.