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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by leereeves on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @12:15PM (#42065556)
> It's easy to imagine that a feeling of despair about the efficacy of one's vote would drive someone to stay home.

That's true, but I don't think Democrats had a feeling of despair before the results came in. It seems like most Democrats are shocked that the election turned out this way.

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by lupusreal on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @12:27PM (#42065770)
If true, their media diet betrayed them. This outcome was obvious.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by Ancapistani on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @01:26PM (#42066872)
If it helps, the right seems shocked it turned out this way, too.

Personally, I realized last week that I had no reliable way to know what to expect. There was ample data to support predicting any outcome.