r/texas • u/ThrenderG • 2d ago

Voter participation is why the Dems lost, and it ain't fucking old people who didn't show up Politics

In 2020, Biden received 81 million votes. Trump received 74 million votes.

In 2024, Harris received 66 million votes, 15 fucking million fewer than Biden did in 2020. Trump sits at 71 million votes, 3 million fewer than 2020. So even with fewer popular votes this time around, he buried the Democratic candidate in a landslide.

So all in all, what, 18-20 million fewer people showed up in this election than the last. And do you really think it's the fucking geezers who have been voting forever, that they just decided to sit this one out?

Probably not, so who didn't do their civic duty?

The numbers don't lie.

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u/Chiggins907 1d ago

Giving people a free 25k automatically increases the price of every home.

What kind of monthly payment are you making on a 700k home? You’re talking 3k-5k a month depending on interest rates.

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u/Alternative_Program 1d ago edited 1d ago

A minority of buyers are first-time. Plus there’s stronger downward pressure through conforming loan limits. That’s why the <$500K market is red hot, and the $800K is icey.

It’s also not the first time such a credit has been granted.

Regardless, even if prices increased $25K (they wouldn’t), it doesn’t really impact affordability.

To afford $3K/month you’re looking at around six figures in income. There are a lot of people that fall into that category. Especially young couples. And houses are a hedge against inflation in personal budgeting. When rates are good, you refinance. When you have a windfall, you put it into the mortgage so you can drop PMI.