Trump aides alarmed he's 'just golfing all day and stewing' as election slips away: WaPo

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Trump aides alarmed he's 'just golfing all day and stewing' as election slips away: WaPo - Lemmy.World

Factually, that’s what he did during his time in office as well. I’m not sure what they thought had changed.

What worries me is we’ll have a repeat of 2016 where everyone just assumed Hillary was going to win so they didn’t vote. Hopefully people will go out and vote regardless.
I didn’t vote for Hillary because she sucked. I voted 3rd party that election. I’m definitely voting Harris/Waltz this time.

I didn’t vote for Hillary because she sucked

Well then, thank God she didn’t win!

I blame the DNC.

I didn’t vote for Trump either.

Yes, I figured as much when you said you voted 3rd party. Unless we get ranked choice or some other form of voting, we are going to get a president from one of the two main parties for the foreseeable future. Until then, a vote for the person who shares 90% of your views instead of 75% will help the guy who shares 5% of your views with you
I (and a lot of others) are not going to “Toe the line” for whoever the DNC shoves down our throats if we don’t feel like it. The DNC learned a good lesson in 2016. I’m not ashamed that I didn’t vote for Hillary just because she was “better than Trump”. I didn’t like either candidate, so I voted third party to help boost their numbers to help get away from a 2 party system. I’m not sorry for that, and whatever shit you give me isn’t going to change my opinion.

“Boosting their numbers” in the single biggest election doesn’t make them a viable party. Third party candidates got an average of 5% of the vote in the 2016 presidential election (unless you include Utah to blow the bell curve to a whopping 7%).

Getting that party’s candidates established in local governments across the nation so they gain a following, experience, and momentum is what does make them viable. It’s not easy, but it’s the only way. Zero people care who didn’t win the presidential election or why - it’s winner take all. No message is received.

I don’t care. I didn’t like either candidate and voted accordingly. 2016 wasn’t my fault. Put up a better candidate and I would have voted for them.

I mean, wasn’t it?

The only people that can claim that are folks that voted for Hillary. Not voting or voting third party, you’re still participating, you’re just pulling the lever that reads, “I’ll go with whoever the majority is”.

You’re right. I did make a choice. I made a choice to not vote for either of those fuck heads. I’m not sorry I didn’t vote for Hillary. You want my vote, put up a better candidate. Still don’t think it was my fault.
Look, you can do what you want, but you should stop pretending you don’t have agency in the matter. If a restaurant offers chicken or beef, and you say “whatever everyone is having”, and they gave you chicken, you did choose. You chose chicken.
That’s the thing. I was offered Chicken or Beef and wasn’t interested in either, so I ordered shrimp.

The restaurant isn’t selling shrimp, bud. I don’t know what to tell ya.

You’re not 5 years old. Pick what you want to eat, and stop complaining about it. It’s chicken or beef, what do you want?

There’s more on the menu than chicken or beef. I can order whatever I want. I could order Mickey Mouse or Vermin Love Supreme. Regardless of what was served to me, I ordered what I ordered. Just because everyone else is fine with dry ass chicken or tough chewy beef, doesn’t mean I’m okay with it.