• JohnDClay
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    4 months ago

    One theory is that the incumbent benefits more from uncertainty like an assassination attempt because they’re more of a known quantity. That might be offsetting the increased support for Trump.

    https://youtu.be/I_Sq9LHmmbU

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      4 months ago

      That’s interesting, good point. I guess it’s a bit of a strange situation where Trump is also kind of incumbent.

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      4 months ago

      I’d argue they’re both incumbents though. Trump, shitty as he is, is a known quantity as much as Biden is. More so, maybe.