• Z_Poster365 [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    9 months ago

    this is not true. Trump’s total votes barely went up, it was the Democrats total votes plummeted. Total voter turnout was way down, especially for Democrats. Things like this absolutely lead to disengagement from the political process, the media just ignores and downplays it

    2020 popular vote totals:

    Biden: 81,283,501

    Trump: 74,223,975

    Total: ~155 million

    2024 popular vote totals:

    Harris: 74,983,555

    Trump: 77,269,255

    Total: ~152 million

    Democrats lost 7 million votes while Trump only gained 3 million. Where did those 4 million people go? They stayed home because Democrats are liars and backstabbers who continually betray their own base and self sabotage.

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        The economy is going great and the genocide does not matter. Democrats did amazing as well but somehow Trump won. Who knows why. Must be the border bill Harris should have been tougher on immigration!

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            The protests also killed the youth turnout and all progressive activism. The people who are normally at the forefront of activism were now fighting against the Dems. Enthousiam was utterly dead for Democrats. The low turnout is all the evidence needed. People did not even feel like going out to vote Democrat as they do not believe it mattered.