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Blue_Tires

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13. Torres is way off the mark here...

Reply to ancianita (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 05:38 PM

Nov 13

"LatinX" and "Defund the police" are SOOOOO 2020...

Yes, the "Free Gaza" nutbars blocking traffic and tearing up their college campus green definitely hurt us, but they were *always* an op just in case anybody hadn't caught on yet.

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Toll of Democrats' Delusions -- The Atlantic -- more practical food for thought [View all] ancianita Nov 13 OP

End Result? JustAnotherGen Nov 13 #1

So true... Wuddles440 Nov 13 #3

Nope. It wasn't inflation, it wasn't "cultural fevers." It wasn't because someone somewhere said, "Latinx." Scrivener7 Nov 13 #2

It was all of that. And yes, even more, racism and misogyny as distrust of women as capable of being commander-in-chief ancianita Nov 13 #4

And, if inflation was at 10% under trump, it would miraculously not bother them at all. Scrivener7 Nov 13 #5

Then what causes them to not care when it's under trump? We need to figure what benefit they get that makes inflation ancianita Nov 13 #6

For many, for enough that if we had them we would have won, it is that he is a white protestant male, and for some Scrivener7 Nov 13 #7

I see what you mean. ancianita Nov 13 #8

Kick dalton99a Nov 13 #9

I think it's more that Biden won crossover votes in 2020 FakeNoose Nov 13 #10

Fair points, but I'm pretty sure we haven't yet gotten to the point of having a clear demographic picture of that. ancianita Nov 13 #11

Agreed FakeNoose Nov 13 #12

Torres is way off the mark here... Blue_Tires Nov 13 #13

I hear you, but ancianita Nov 13 #14