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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by sokoloff on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @07:58AM (#42061566)
Because it was a critical fundraising topic (on both sides, to be fair).

I don't exactly know how much of national politics is optimizing for fundraising rather than for making citizens' lives better, but it's clearly far too great.

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by johndhi on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @08:03AM (#42061631)
Woah this is a very interesting point
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by shlant on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @08:28AM (#42061955)
conspiracies are not "very interesting point[s]"

The reality is that:

1. Abortion has always been one of the most divisive topics in the US

2. Roe vs. Wade to begin with was a very shaky legal hodgepodge based around right to privacy

3. Codifying something like that takes immense political might and public approval neither of which existed in a significant capacity

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by lokar on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @10:43AM (#42064017)
It’s not that divisive outside the political class.

60+% majorities have supported abortion as a right until near the end of the second trimester, and for the health of the mother after that (for 30+ years).

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by 0xBDB on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @11:35AM (#42064851)
That is not the case. Support drops well below a majority after the first trimester, and always has.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/321143/americans-stand-abortion....

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by RajT88 on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @08:06AM (#42061677)
More and more clearly.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by Obscurity4340 on Saturday November 16, 2024 @02:47PM (#42158707)
Its asinine. Kamala outraised the shit out of Trump but it doesnt even freaking matter since there seems to be fundamental deficiencies in their overall approach or messaging or i dont know what the heck is going on anymore.

Campaigns should be publicly funded and not be raising collosal amounts of money. Either side will get tons of free tv space on popular shows and podcasts to get the word out, why does a candidate need to raise billions of dollars? Totally messed up