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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by AnotherGoodName on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:29PM (#42069717)
Honestly at this point we start getting into a long discussion such as benefits of unionisation and why we should support it alongside collective bargaining and the fact that rising the minimum wage floor raises wages of other low paying jobs.

At some point though I’m throwing academic sources to the voter at which point I’ve probably lost the discourse because it’s hard to reason about.

The reality is I don’t do any of the above. I’m not even interested in debating the point anymore. People don’t want to hear long winded academic discourse on the best economic approaches to anything.

I’ve bluntly completely lost faith in American democracy. The candidate with the biggest budget has won consistently and the biggest budget comes mostly from corporate donations via PACs.

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by jandrese on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @05:12PM (#42070287)
The Harris campaign spent more money directly, but the GOP had quite a lot more 527 funding. This is typical of modern elections.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by eep_social on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @05:43PM (#42070706)
> we start getting into a long discussion

I view this as the major contributing cause to the current situation. The cyclic dependencies among issues that need attention mean that explaining a fix simply and truthfully is no longer possible. In the current system, a simple explanation is a prerequisite for winning the votes to implement anything. Parties acting in good faith don’t stand a chance.

> completely lost faith in American democracy

Exactly. It doesn’t function without intangibles like “good faith” or “norms” which have been discarded.

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by caethan on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @05:04PM (#42070182)
Harris significantly outspent Trump, particularly in key swing states.