2024 US Election - Predictions

HughFreakingDillon

RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

Elon’s gotta cut the dead weight.  Streamline the govt bloat.  It’ll be super nice to take out the trash.  Theres just too many overpaid dopes sitting at desks doing nothing.  The blue collar average working class country folks took down the party of the rich urban elites last night and we’ll watch what happens. Exciting stuff for the hardworkers out there.

wait, I thought he was going to drain the swamp last time? hahahaha. suckers all around us. 

ComeToTX

RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

Elon’s gotta cut the dead weight.  Streamline the govt bloat.  It’ll be super nice to take out the trash.  Theres just too many overpaid dopes sitting at desks doing nothing.  The blue collar average working class country folks took down the party of the rich urban elites last night and we’ll watch what happens. Exciting stuff for the hardworkers out there.

Right…the hardworking, blue collar folks are going to benefit from the trump presidency. Lol. 

OnWis97

ComeToTX said:

RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

Elon’s gotta cut the dead weight.  Streamline the govt bloat.  It’ll be super nice to take out the trash.  Theres just too many overpaid dopes sitting at desks doing nothing.  The blue collar average working class country folks took down the party of the rich urban elites last night and we’ll watch what happens. Exciting stuff for the hardworkers out there.

Right…the hardworking, blue collar folks are going to benefit from the trump presidency. Lol. 

They won’t benefit with more money or a better life. But they will at least get the pleasure of seeing somebody else not doing as well. Kind of like people who don’t want raises, but want Costco employees to stop making $28 an hour or whatever.

And this contempt would probably do a 180 into respect if these people did the same exact thing except for a private company.

Halifax2TheMax

If you voted for POOTWH, there’s something seriously wrong with your moral compass. Own it. Suckers.

From Letter From an American:

Many voters who were using their vote to make an economic statement are likely going to be surprised to discover what they have actually voted for. In his victory speech, Trump said the American people had given him an “unprecedented and powerful mandate.” 

White nationalist Nick Fuentes posted, “Your body, my choice. Forever,” and gloated that men will now legally control women’s bodies. His post got at least 22,000 “likes.” Right-wing influencer Benny Johnson, previously funded by Russia, posted: “It is my honor to inform you that Project 2025 was real the whole time.” 

Today, Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump would launch the “largest mass deportation operation” of undocumented immigrants, and the stock in private prison companies GEO Group and CoreCivic  jumped 41% and 29%, respectively. Those jumps were part of a bigger overall jump: the Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up 1,508 points in what Washington Post economic columnist Heather Long said was the largest post-election jump in more than 100 years. 

As for the lower prices Trump voters wanted, Kate Gibson of CBS today noted that on Monday, the National Retail Federation said that Trump’s proposed tariffs will cost American consumers between $46 billion and $78 billion a year as clothing, toys, furniture, appliances, and footwear all become more expensive. A $50 pair of running shoes, Gibson said, would retail for $59 to $64 under the new tariffs.

U.S. retailers are already preparing to raise prices of items from foreign suppliers, passing to consumers the cost of any future tariffs. 

Choccoloccotide

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Does all that knocking doors and classic shit even matter in 2024 vs chatting along with Joe Rogan-type people like ”a normal person” about UFC?

Dominating the ”ground matter” doesn’t seem to matter…

This is what fueled the win for Republicans.  Charlie Kirk with TP USA and Scott Presler’s operation in Pennsylvania were two of the biggest.  They worked their asses off.  

brianlux

Halifax2TheMax said:

If you voted for POOTWH, there’s something seriously wrong with your moral compass. Own it. Suckers.

From Letter From an American:

Many voters who were using their vote to make an economic statement are likely going to be surprised to discover what they have actually voted for. In his victory speech, Trump said the American people had given him an “unprecedented and powerful mandate.” 

White nationalist Nick Fuentes posted, “Your body, my choice. Forever,” and gloated that men will now legally control women’s bodies. His post got at least 22,000 “likes.” Right-wing influencer Benny Johnson, previously funded by Russia, posted: “It is my honor to inform you that Project 2025 was real the whole time.” 

Today, Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump would launch the “largest mass deportation operation” of undocumented immigrants, and the stock in private prison companies GEO Group and CoreCivic  jumped 41% and 29%, respectively. Those jumps were part of a bigger overall jump: the Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up 1,508 points in what Washington Post economic columnist Heather Long said was the largest post-election jump in more than 100 years. 

As for the lower prices Trump voters wanted, Kate Gibson of CBS today noted that on Monday, the National Retail Federation said that Trump’s proposed tariffs will cost American consumers between $46 billion and $78 billion a year as clothing, toys, furniture, appliances, and footwear all become more expensive. A $50 pair of running shoes, Gibson said, would retail for $59 to $64 under the new tariffs.

U.S. retailers are already preparing to raise prices of items from foreign suppliers, passing to consumers the cost of any future tariffs. 

MAGAs also need to own how weak and stupid they are. They think that voting in a piece of shit into the presidency is a bold way to change America, and trolling people on a band fan site makes them tough shit.  That's hilarious.  What's even more hilarious is how badly this is all going to backfire on them.  They somehow think this move is going to make their lives better.  Jesus Christ, talk about buyer's remorse.  MAGA are going to be shitting bricks before they know it.   And to top it all off, they just made themselves America's biggest enemy from within, not the heroes they think they are.  What a shit show.  Unreal.

Spiritual_Chaos

Choccoloccotide said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Does all that knocking doors and classic shit even matter in 2024 vs chatting along with Joe Rogan-type people like ”a normal person” about UFC?

Dominating the ”ground matter” doesn’t seem to matter…

This is what fueled the win for Republicans.  Charlie Kirk with TP USA and Scott Presler’s operation in Pennsylvania were two of the biggest.  They worked their asses off.  

Do you believe in climate change?

Spiritual_Chaos

This on my youtube feed made me laugh:

battle1

HughFreakingDillon said:

has Trump claimed victory yet? LOL

Yes.

Gern Blansten

I think some of my posts over the last few months will show this. I have been saying that if trump wins it is because the electorate is just too fucking ignorant.

How do we recover from that? How does an opposition party combat complete ignorance of an electorate influenced by memes rather than actual facts? These people do not listen to in depth discussions of important topics, they vote strictly on outrage.

Case in point...I saw a magat in a red hat interviewed about his vote. He said that he did not vote for trump in 2020 but voted for him this time because Biden promised to relieve his student loans and that didn't happen.

We are truly fucked if we get to the point where both parties just fucking lie to get voted into office.

Philip_Ireland

Spiritual_Chaos

Gern Blansten said:

I think some of my posts over the last few months will show this. I have been saying that if trump wins it is because the electorate is just too fucking ignorant.

How do we recover from that? How does an opposition party combat complete ignorance of an electorate influenced by memes rather than actual facts? These people do not listen to in depth discussions of important topics, they vote strictly on outrage.

It will be easier by itself when people are less distressed in their everyday life about the economy and surviving. Then they can raise their eyes a bit and be less ego and shortsighted.

Thinks like this accelerate when society is going through a crisis and people therefore feel unsecure. See: Germany in the 30s

At the same time. Making people be less ego, shortsighted and racist takes effort. And I heard that youtuber Hasan once talk about how young men online is only met by a huge right wing space (whether that is Joe Rogan or Tim Pool or whoever) and the left has lost the fight of being an option. Ego and othering rules the day.

And effects of climate change etc, won't make the above easier over time ofc.

Gern Blansten

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Gern Blansten said:

I think some of my posts over the last few months will show this. I have been saying that if trump wins it is because the electorate is just too fucking ignorant.

How do we recover from that? How does an opposition party combat complete ignorance of an electorate influenced by memes rather than actual facts? These people do not listen to in depth discussions of important topics, they vote strictly on outrage.

It will be easier by itself when people are less distressed in their everyday life about the economy and surviving. Then they can raise their eyes a bit and be less ego and shortsighted.

Thinks like this accelerate when society is going through a crisis and people therefore feel unsecure. See: Germany in the 30s

At the same time. Making people be less ego, shortsighted and racist takes effort. And I heard that youtuber Hasan once talk about how young men online is only met by a huge right wing space (whether that is Joe Rogan or Tim Pool or whoever) and the left has lost the fight of being an option. Ego and othering rules the day.

And effects of climate change etc, won't make the above easier over time ofc.

When is anyone ever less distressed about their everyday life though? Our economy is doing very well right now and the incumbent party got booted because the perception is that things are awful.

cincybearcat

Gern Blansten said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Gern Blansten said:

I think some of my posts over the last few months will show this. I have been saying that if trump wins it is because the electorate is just too fucking ignorant.

How do we recover from that? How does an opposition party combat complete ignorance of an electorate influenced by memes rather than actual facts? These people do not listen to in depth discussions of important topics, they vote strictly on outrage.

It will be easier by itself when people are less distressed in their everyday life about the economy and surviving. Then they can raise their eyes a bit and be less ego and shortsighted.

Thinks like this accelerate when society is going through a crisis and people therefore feel unsecure. See: Germany in the 30s

At the same time. Making people be less ego, shortsighted and racist takes effort. And I heard that youtuber Hasan once talk about how young men online is only met by a huge right wing space (whether that is Joe Rogan or Tim Pool or whoever) and the left has lost the fight of being an option. Ego and othering rules the day.

And effects of climate change etc, won't make the above easier over time ofc.

When is anyone ever less distressed about their everyday life though? Our economy is doing very well right now and the incumbent party got booted because the perception is that things are awful.

Was listening to Morning Joe a bit this morning.  While the economic #'s are pretty good, the economic #'s people feel every day at the grocery store are not.  And it's real.  It's disappointing to me how voters rarely go past the initial layer of any issue....but it is the cas ein many situations.  And the prices of goods (especially food) had a lot to do with Trump's election it seems.  These people aren't ignorant...but they sure are ignoring a lot of flashing red warning signs just to vote out the party that made Eggs expensive.

Merkin Baller

Gern Blansten said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Gern Blansten said:

I think some of my posts over the last few months will show this. I have been saying that if trump wins it is because the electorate is just too fucking ignorant.

How do we recover from that? How does an opposition party combat complete ignorance of an electorate influenced by memes rather than actual facts? These people do not listen to in depth discussions of important topics, they vote strictly on outrage.

It will be easier by itself when people are less distressed in their everyday life about the economy and surviving. Then they can raise their eyes a bit and be less ego and shortsighted.

Thinks like this accelerate when society is going through a crisis and people therefore feel unsecure. See: Germany in the 30s

At the same time. Making people be less ego, shortsighted and racist takes effort. And I heard that youtuber Hasan once talk about how young men online is only met by a huge right wing space (whether that is Joe Rogan or Tim Pool or whoever) and the left has lost the fight of being an option. Ego and othering rules the day.

And effects of climate change etc, won't make the above easier over time ofc.

When is anyone ever less distressed about their everyday life though? Our economy is doing very well right now and the incumbent party got booted because the perception is that things are awful.

People who consume RW media will never be less distressed.

The decades long psyop on the American public is coming to fruition. 

Merkin Baller

cincybearcat said:

Gern Blansten said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Gern Blansten said:

I think some of my posts over the last few months will show this. I have been saying that if trump wins it is because the electorate is just too fucking ignorant.

How do we recover from that? How does an opposition party combat complete ignorance of an electorate influenced by memes rather than actual facts? These people do not listen to in depth discussions of important topics, they vote strictly on outrage.

It will be easier by itself when people are less distressed in their everyday life about the economy and surviving. Then they can raise their eyes a bit and be less ego and shortsighted.

Thinks like this accelerate when society is going through a crisis and people therefore feel unsecure. See: Germany in the 30s

At the same time. Making people be less ego, shortsighted and racist takes effort. And I heard that youtuber Hasan once talk about how young men online is only met by a huge right wing space (whether that is Joe Rogan or Tim Pool or whoever) and the left has lost the fight of being an option. Ego and othering rules the day.

And effects of climate change etc, won't make the above easier over time ofc.

When is anyone ever less distressed about their everyday life though? Our economy is doing very well right now and the incumbent party got booted because the perception is that things are awful.

Was listening to Morning Joe a bit this morning.  While the economic #'s are pretty good, the economic #'s people feel every day at the grocery store are not.  And it's real.  It's disappointing to me how voters rarely go past the initial layer of any issue....but it is the cas ein many situations.  And the prices of goods (especially food) had a lot to do with Trump's election it seems.  These people aren't ignorant...but they sure are ignoring a lot of flashing red warning signs just to vote out the party that made Eggs expensive.

Corporate greed is why eggs cost so much; Harris wanted to go after price gouging, but it was labeled as communism. (which it isn't)

Ignorance played a HUGE role in this. Not the only role, but a big one. 

tempo_n_groove

Halifax2TheMax said:

If you voted for POOTWH, there’s something seriously wrong with your moral compass. Own it. Suckers.

From Letter From an American:

Many voters who were using their vote to make an economic statement are likely going to be surprised to discover what they have actually voted for. In his victory speech, Trump said the American people had given him an “unprecedented and powerful mandate.” 

White nationalist Nick Fuentes posted, “Your body, my choice. Forever,” and gloated that men will now legally control women’s bodies. His post got at least 22,000 “likes.” Right-wing influencer Benny Johnson, previously funded by Russia, posted: “It is my honor to inform you that Project 2025 was real the whole time.” 

Today, Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump would launch the “largest mass deportation operation” of undocumented immigrants, and the stock in private prison companies GEO Group and CoreCivic  jumped 41% and 29%, respectively. Those jumps were part of a bigger overall jump: the Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up 1,508 points in what Washington Post economic columnist Heather Long said was the largest post-election jump in more than 100 years. 

As for the lower prices Trump voters wanted, Kate Gibson of CBS today noted that on Monday, the National Retail Federation said that Trump’s proposed tariffs will cost American consumers between $46 billion and $78 billion a year as clothing, toys, furniture, appliances, and footwear all become more expensive. A $50 pair of running shoes, Gibson said, would retail for $59 to $64 under the new tariffs.

U.S. retailers are already preparing to raise prices of items from foreign suppliers, passing to consumers the cost of any future tariffs. 

Interesting that those private prisons stock jumped again.  I thought Biden didn't renew contracts w them?

Gern Blansten

cincybearcat said:

Gern Blansten said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Gern Blansten said:

I think some of my posts over the last few months will show this. I have been saying that if trump wins it is because the electorate is just too fucking ignorant.

How do we recover from that? How does an opposition party combat complete ignorance of an electorate influenced by memes rather than actual facts? These people do not listen to in depth discussions of important topics, they vote strictly on outrage.

It will be easier by itself when people are less distressed in their everyday life about the economy and surviving. Then they can raise their eyes a bit and be less ego and shortsighted.

Thinks like this accelerate when society is going through a crisis and people therefore feel unsecure. See: Germany in the 30s

At the same time. Making people be less ego, shortsighted and racist takes effort. And I heard that youtuber Hasan once talk about how young men online is only met by a huge right wing space (whether that is Joe Rogan or Tim Pool or whoever) and the left has lost the fight of being an option. Ego and othering rules the day.

And effects of climate change etc, won't make the above easier over time ofc.

When is anyone ever less distressed about their everyday life though? Our economy is doing very well right now and the incumbent party got booted because the perception is that things are awful.

Was listening to Morning Joe a bit this morning.  While the economic #'s are pretty good, the economic #'s people feel every day at the grocery store are not.  And it's real.  It's disappointing to me how voters rarely go past the initial layer of any issue....but it is the cas ein many situations.  And the prices of goods (especially food) had a lot to do with Trump's election it seems.  These people aren't ignorant...but they sure are ignoring a lot of flashing red warning signs just to vote out the party that made Eggs expensive.

Which is ignorance. The whole "I voted for trump because it just seemed like things were better" is ignorant as hell. Makes no sense. Things were NOT better.

I do get your comment about grocery prices...yes, people (especially lower income) are heavily influenced by that. And I also understand that if the GOP was in power the dems would likely use the same argument against them even though inflation is global, etc.

cincybearcat

Gern Blansten said:

cincybearcat said:

Gern Blansten said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Gern Blansten said:

I think some of my posts over the last few months will show this. I have been saying that if trump wins it is because the electorate is just too fucking ignorant.

How do we recover from that? How does an opposition party combat complete ignorance of an electorate influenced by memes rather than actual facts? These people do not listen to in depth discussions of important topics, they vote strictly on outrage.

It will be easier by itself when people are less distressed in their everyday life about the economy and surviving. Then they can raise their eyes a bit and be less ego and shortsighted.

Thinks like this accelerate when society is going through a crisis and people therefore feel unsecure. See: Germany in the 30s

At the same time. Making people be less ego, shortsighted and racist takes effort. And I heard that youtuber Hasan once talk about how young men online is only met by a huge right wing space (whether that is Joe Rogan or Tim Pool or whoever) and the left has lost the fight of being an option. Ego and othering rules the day.

And effects of climate change etc, won't make the above easier over time ofc.

When is anyone ever less distressed about their everyday life though? Our economy is doing very well right now and the incumbent party got booted because the perception is that things are awful.

Was listening to Morning Joe a bit this morning.  While the economic #'s are pretty good, the economic #'s people feel every day at the grocery store are not.  And it's real.  It's disappointing to me how voters rarely go past the initial layer of any issue....but it is the cas ein many situations.  And the prices of goods (especially food) had a lot to do with Trump's election it seems.  These people aren't ignorant...but they sure are ignoring a lot of flashing red warning signs just to vote out the party that made Eggs expensive.

Which is ignorance. The whole "I voted for trump because it just seemed like things were better" is ignorant as hell. Makes no sense. Things were NOT better.

Perhaps, but I was referring to Trump personally...the fact he is a felon wannabe dictator that is a adulterer racist sexist mentally diminishing moron.

Gern Blansten

cincybearcat said:

Gern Blansten said:

cincybearcat said:

Gern Blansten said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Gern Blansten said:

I think some of my posts over the last few months will show this. I have been saying that if trump wins it is because the electorate is just too fucking ignorant.

How do we recover from that? How does an opposition party combat complete ignorance of an electorate influenced by memes rather than actual facts? These people do not listen to in depth discussions of important topics, they vote strictly on outrage.

It will be easier by itself when people are less distressed in their everyday life about the economy and surviving. Then they can raise their eyes a bit and be less ego and shortsighted.

Thinks like this accelerate when society is going through a crisis and people therefore feel unsecure. See: Germany in the 30s

At the same time. Making people be less ego, shortsighted and racist takes effort. And I heard that youtuber Hasan once talk about how young men online is only met by a huge right wing space (whether that is Joe Rogan or Tim Pool or whoever) and the left has lost the fight of being an option. Ego and othering rules the day.

And effects of climate change etc, won't make the above easier over time ofc.

When is anyone ever less distressed about their everyday life though? Our economy is doing very well right now and the incumbent party got booted because the perception is that things are awful.

Was listening to Morning Joe a bit this morning.  While the economic #'s are pretty good, the economic #'s people feel every day at the grocery store are not.  And it's real.  It's disappointing to me how voters rarely go past the initial layer of any issue....but it is the cas ein many situations.  And the prices of goods (especially food) had a lot to do with Trump's election it seems.  These people aren't ignorant...but they sure are ignoring a lot of flashing red warning signs just to vote out the party that made Eggs expensive.

Which is ignorance. The whole "I voted for trump because it just seemed like things were better" is ignorant as hell. Makes no sense. Things were NOT better.

Perhaps, but I was referring to Trump personally...the fact he is a felon wannabe dictator that is a adulterer racist sexist mentally diminishing moron.

I'm sure you fell the same but I can't even describe the feeling of knowing millions of people are ok with his baggage. My two younger daughters are just blown away by how that can be overlooked by voters let alone the party itself.

The GOP party is to blame. All for power. Trump is just a fucking actor...and he's very good, I'll give him that. He knows absolutely nothing about policy. It's all performance.