• Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    It certainly didn’t help that the messaging from democrats on the economy was that everything was great.

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      2 hours ago

      No, it definitely didn’t. Most data indicates that voters were concerned about the economy above all else. They blamed the incumbent president because he’s the one in office, and then went out and voted for the other party. When his successor promised to do the same thing, that’s when you the Democrats were cooked

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        52 minutes ago

        People want change. They feel the oppressive weight of wealth inequality even though most of them don’t realize that’s the issue. And what was it Joe Biden said, “nothing will fundamentally change”? And then when asked what she would’ve done differently than Biden, Harris said “nothing.”

        Wrong answer kiddos; more people are warming up to Team Guillotine than you realize.