Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by SoftTalker on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @11:57AM (#42065246)

I had the same thought. When Democrats run a likable, popular candidate they win. Bill Clinton, Obama being the two most recent examples. Trump won largely because his brash, crude, swaggering demeanor appeals to a lot of people and Harris was a candidate that was defaulted in because Biden was just out of gas; nobody really wanted her. Not saying that the Democrats should look for someone like Trump but first and foremost they need someone that a lot of people find likable.

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by glitchc on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @12:21PM (#42065668)

It was easy to do:Just run a proper election at the convention instead of parachuting in the candidate.

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by 8note on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @12:46PM (#42066134)

I think Trump won more on him being not in the current administration, and that people want the current admin out.

Overall the past couple elections have been about kicking people out more than putting people in, and Americans are unhappy with the state of their society.

Trump has at least shown an ability to just ignore the law to get whatever he wants done, and no candidate on the current Democratic party is going to have that

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by sn on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @01:03PM (#42066459)

I'm not sure any party in office this last term could have won this election, given there was going to be significant inflation as a rebound from COVID.

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by lazyeye on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @01:52PM (#42067320)

You cannot be serious. The Democrats regularly ignored the first amendment.

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by paulryanrogers on Thursday November 07, 2024 @08:24AM (#42076434)

How so?

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by randomname11 on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @02:19PM (#42067776)

Obama and Clinton both were not at the top of the party apparatus at the time of their first runs. Compare to Gore, Harris, and the other Clinton in 2016. I think the DNC clearly needs to step back and let the party make its own choice.

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by Lord-Jobo on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @08:29PM (#42072271)

Do you... Do you think the dnc is not the party? How do you think primary elections work? Harris is a fair exception to that, as there was ni primary, otherwise this is just confusing.

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by randomname11 on Thursday November 07, 2024 @05:23PM (#42081766)

Good question, is the party the Democratic National Committee as an entity or the set of voters registered as democrats? What’s your take?

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