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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by vdqtp3 on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:24AM (#42058545)
You have two options. If you listen to the American left and most media outlets, it's because Trump voters hate women, gays, foreigners, blacks, trans people, and progress - and to be fair, some do. If you listen to the people actually voting for Trump, it's because they fundamentally disagree with the basis for Harris' policies (and Clinton's before her) or the outcomes thereof.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by atoav on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:45AM (#42058792)
Not from the US, but I really wonder: Do you guys got not feel shame if a person with that character and that track record runs your country?

I mean sure: depending on your media diet you might find all his flaws acceptable, but ask yourself if Obama (or any other candidate) displayed the very same flaws if that would cause you outrage. If yes, you might need some introspection.

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by carry_bit on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @07:31AM (#42061206)
> Do you guys got not feel shame if a person with that character and that track record runs your country?

The Donald Trump that your media reports on isn't the real Donald Trump, or at the very least the one his supporters see.

Example: Trump talks to a group of people who normally don't vote, and asks them to make an exception and vote this time, noting that this will be the last time he runs, and so they won't need to vote for him again. The media then takes "you won't need to vote for me again" out of context and uses it to claim that Trump will end elections in the US. People who only listen to the media see one thing, and his supporters (who are aware of the context) see another.

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by atoav on Thursday November 07, 2024 @01:23AM (#42073974)
The man said enough on the record to disqualify him (e.g. demanding his political enemies shot in tribunals), if people still vote for him that means they value democratic principles and the Rule of Law so low that these didn't matter — because the excuse that he didn't mean it that way is not flying after Jan 6th — at least you can't risk that he is not daring enough.

Poor US. Poor World.

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by bigstrat2003 on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @05:18AM (#42059332)
> Do you guys got not feel shame if a person with that character and that track record runs your country?

You don't get to be president without being a pathological liar who only cares about themselves and not the people. I'm not saying this to excuse Trump, far from it. I am ashamed to have him as a president (to the extent I'm ashamed of anything outside my control anyways). But I've been just as ashamed to have Biden, Obama, and Bush as the president too.

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by vdqtp3 on Thursday November 07, 2024 @11:16AM (#42077971)
He's absolutely reprehensible. If you think Harris is not also reprehensible, you haven't been paying attention.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by tmountain on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:34AM (#42058650)
Many have a very shallow understanding of policy and have also had their perspectives heavily influenced by propaganda from Fox News, etc. Ask the average Trump supporter how tarrifs work for a good example of what I’m describing.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by bagels on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @05:14AM (#42059270)
The few policies that were campaigned on are going to be harmful and counterproductive. I'm inclined to agree with the propaganda angle.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by dartharva on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:52AM (#42058899)
Are you implying that the average Harris supporter will fare better against such questions?
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by hughesjj on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:55AM (#42058943)
I think they're rebutting that an actual understanding of policy enters the equation at all
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by tmountain on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:58AM (#42058988)
Correct, most voters are making decisions based on emotions, and those emotions are heavily influenced by their information sources.