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The election most definitely isn't over. It will almost certainly come down to turnout on 3rd November, and we have no way of knowing what that will look like with current C-19, voter suppression and whatever else could possibly happen between now and then. Trump has weathered plenty of scandals before and his poll numbers haven't changed and this is probably likely to be similar. Also a reminder that national polls are completely irrelevant.
These people are not going to swayed by anything happening right now, if anything they will be even more determined come Nov 3rd:
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@wardyb1 Appealing to his base by definition doesn't get him more votes
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fightinfrenchman wrote:@wardyb1 Appealing to his base by definition doesn't get him more votes
Correct, but it isn't losing him votes. He is trusting that if he holds onto what he had in 2016, and can suppress the vote enough then he will win.
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He's losing in every poll despite being an incumbent
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fightinfrenchman wrote:He's losing in every poll despite being an incumbent
Polls mean nothing 5 months from an election, especially when something new happens every 2nd day.
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Well literally nothing that's happened has helped him in the polls, what do you expect to happen that will?
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Stop giving these people money
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Our fascist mass media breathlessly covers everything Trump does, including threatening to use the military to mass murder US citizens, but put Biden meeting with community leaders about the protests on TV
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Seriously... What is the play here?
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Sooo... what about Biden taking Mitt Romney as vice president?

They could make an election campaign surrounding uniting the country. Mitt Romney could get another shot at becoming president and it would not necessarily cost a lot, given that he is no Trumper anyway. Biden could be sure of winning in November.
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duckzilla wrote:Sooo... what about Biden taking Mitt Romney as vice president?

They could make an election campaign surrounding uniting the country. Mitt Romney could get another shot at becoming president and it would not necessarily cost a lot, given that he is no Trumper anyway. Biden could be sure of winning in November.
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duckzilla wrote:Sooo... what about Biden taking Mitt Romney as vice president?

They could make an election campaign surrounding uniting the country. Mitt Romney could get another shot at becoming president and it would not necessarily cost a lot, given that he is no Trumper anyway. Biden could be sure of winning in November.
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Romney still sucks and can only maybe redeem himself if he endorses Biden and gives us Utah
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fightinfrenchman wrote:Romney still sucks and can only maybe redeem himself if he endorses Biden and gives us Utah
he hasn't even condemned the police attacks on the protesters yesterday for the photo op.
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Is there any republican that could be used for such an approach?
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duckzilla wrote:Is there any republican that could be used for such an approach?
Not any that still identify as a republican
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Joe "Republicans are my friends" Biden

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It's funny because they honestly think their playbook with Hillary will work on Joe, especially with everything going on
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Between Republicans talking about their fake concern over the debt and leftist commentators slowly but surely switching gears, it seems like everyone knows Biden is going to win

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fightinfrenchman wrote:Between Republicans talking about their fake concern over the debt and leftist commentators slowly but surely switching gears, it seems like everyone knows Biden is going to win

The farther right Trump pushes, the more leftists are coming on board the Biden train.
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wouldn't be surprised if trump wins if this continues :flowers:
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knusch wrote:wouldn't be surprised if trump wins if this continues :flowers:
Yeah it seems to be going super well for him right now
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fightinfrenchman wrote:
knusch wrote:wouldn't be surprised if trump wins if this continues :flowers:
Yeah it seems to be going super well for him right now
i doubt ppl gonna be standing by and accept rioting and looting. if this keeps on going ppl gonna demand police and/or national guard to take over

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