Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided U.S.

Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by throwaway201103 on Saturday November 07, 2020 @04:06PM (#25019367)

I'm saying that both elections were decided based on hate of the opponent, not support for the winner. That's backwards from what it should be.

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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by watwut on Saturday November 07, 2020 @04:26PM (#25019587)

I don't think so. They wanted Trump. And people wanted Clinton, I have seen them. And people wanted Biden.

It is denial to say they don't want Trump. They truly do want him.

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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by fabatka on Saturday November 07, 2020 @06:12PM (#25020685)

I assumed the same, but I've seen in CNN's live coverage on election day (unfortunately I can't find it now) that in an exit poll (I don't remember where) only 2 of 5 Trump voters said they voted against Biden (and not for Trump), but 3 of 5 Biden voters said they voted against Trump (and not for Biden).

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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by akkartik on Saturday November 07, 2020 @04:20PM (#25019530)

That's how it's been for at least decades. Democrats voted for Gore from hate of Bush. So this is a structural problem you're stuck with. Unless you come up with a stronger force than a pandemic with 100,000 fatalities.

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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by Red_Leaves_Flyy on Saturday November 07, 2020 @04:45PM (#25019809)

Ranked choice elections, or something that gives seemingly fringe candidates a chance. Skip primaries for party candidate and use the extra time for more debates.

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