Did he do it for the memes?

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    6 months ago

    Not voting for Biden helps Trump win

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        5 months ago

        That isn’t guaranteed. And the voters don’t really have any control over that.

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          5 months ago

          True. They could replace Biden with Clinton.

          The voters lack of control is the main reason we are in this mess. Only 14m people chose Biden in the primary.

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            5 months ago

            I agree with you there.

            I’m also (obviously) against the genocide.

            I just think Trump would be worse in every way, including regarding the genocide (and other potential future genocides and/or wars).

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        5 months ago

        Yes, if voters who vote Republican or flip between Republican/Democrat decide not to vote for Trump, then that would help Biden win.

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            5 months ago

            Or are they helping both?

            Actually, I’ve read that voter apathy tends to help Right-wing parties. If that’s true and accurate, then independents who don’t vote for either would be helping Trump.

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        5 months ago

        Maybe it’d appeal more to you. But they’ve likely done their research and figured that they’d lose more votes from swapping him out.

        They could be right or wrong, but they’re not making these decisions blindly.

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          5 months ago

          Maybe it’d appeal more to you. But they’ve likely done their research and figured that they’d lose more votes from swapping him out.

          Then this is their tactical choice to sacrifice voters that would vote for the DNC if he was swapped out, and the blame lies on the DNC, not the voters.

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            5 months ago

            No, because the voters still have a choice to vote.

            There’s no guarantee that swapping candidates would get them more net votes.

            There’s a guarantee that Democrat or flip voters who abstain from voting for Biden are helping Trump win.

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              5 months ago

              There’s a guarantee that Democrat or flip voters who abstain from voting for Biden are helping Trump win.

              Why are they abstaining?

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                5 months ago

                Because they’re okay with convicted felon Donald Trump becoming the president of the USA again, lol

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                  5 months ago

                  Are they? Is that why they are abstaining? Does that mean every third party and non-voter is okay with Trump?

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                    5 months ago

                    If their vote matters (based on previous elections), then yes.

                    They’re either okay with it, or they’re ignorant.