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[–] ptz@dubvee.org 149 points 3 days ago (13 children)

Good job everyone who sat out or voted 3rd party this election. You saved Palestine!

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 57 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I dont think those protest voters were significant, people just think "food didnt get cheaper" and didnt felt like voting anymore. Thats your average voter mindset.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 29 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The jump in searches for "who is running for president" the day of the election tells you all you need to know about the average American voter.

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

My heart sank when I read about this. How?! Were these people in a coma for the last few months?

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[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It's funny how they consider they had massive impact until there are consequences to their actions. Then, it wasn't much.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't think anyone sincerely believed that protest voters were ever going to have a significant impact. I think all of the noise you heard was astroturf designed to knock Harris from both sides of the Israel political position.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 11 points 3 days ago

At most it cost her Michigan. There were deeper issues with the campaign.

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[–] FarFarAway@startrek.website 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Kilometers_OBrien@startrek.website 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thanks BIDEN (you know, the current POTUS).

[–] FarFarAway@startrek.website 2 points 2 days ago

Yet, after the election.

But, yes, it happened under Biden's presidency, Biden should get the credit.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

While ignoring that for most people, their purchasing power also went up.

They want to pay pre-pandemic prices for food while making post-pandemic paychecks, and there's no way that's going to happen without guillotines. So instead they voted in the wealthy assholes who directly caused COVID and indirectly caused inflation/greedflation because surely those people won't do that again, right?

[–] simplymath@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] ptz@dubvee.org 32 points 3 days ago (46 children)

Do you really think he changed his stance since then?

He's also the new US ambassador to Israel. That's from 2 hours ago.

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[–] krelvar@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

I'm sure he's a kinder, gentler Huckabee nowadays.

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