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If you don't do this sort of hype it becomes a race between a convicted felon who lost reelection and an incumbent, which is boring
Honestly this is surreal I thought it was pretty bad all around but CNN and MSNBC both openly talking about replacing the Democratic candidate and not at all talking about Trump, man
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It's so cute that people still act like this is going to be an election about anything other than abortion
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ahem
If I had watched an amendment protecting abortion pass by 14 points in Ohio, say, I would simply not get on national television and claim everyone wanted Roe gone and you should thank me for killing it, but I'm not a former president.
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I hope everyone in Pennsylvania is braced to see that clip about nine thousand times a day for five months
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That is going to be *seared* into peoples' minds Event Horizon style
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oh, i imagine it'll be interspersed with whatever insane shit he said about J6 and Ukraine as well. trump may have come out looking more energized, but he more energetically produced a slew of completely insane ten second bits to choose from.
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I live in West Virginia, don't have cable television, and I'm still those ads regularly on streaming platforms.
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it is not what i would have said if i were trump watching how abortion bills and abortion-centric special elections have gone in the past year
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he’s literally running on “abortions for some, miniature American flags for others” 💀
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It could have been one about inflation but I suspect that's going to wither at the last moment like lockdowns withered in 2022
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US Election, 2300: the race is between Evil McPsychopath, who favours pouring lava on babies' faces, and Steve Genericwood, who favours a 1% corporate tax rise. Votes exactly 50:50 except for 1 dude named Mike in Wisconsylvanizona who decides based on whether he stubs his toe on the way to the booth
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Worse, it'll be exactly 53 Steve 47 Evil, but the Electoral College favors Evil
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Dark Brandon has the mandate of heaven
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The problem is that most voters don’t understand inflation is a rate of change. They see that prices are still elevated (though leveled off) and conclude inflation is still a problem. That’s a big difference from lockdowns.
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This is true, but if the headlines aren't there it won't stay salient
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I feel like the fundamental question of this election is "will the anti-Dobbs backlash be strong enough to overcome D structural disadvantages and inflation caterwauling" and that's not really a thing a June debate will affect one way or another
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Honestly I hope it is, Trump is hammering a drum that has blown up other republicans already.