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Comment by toomuchtodo

17 days ago

No. You had a choice. I voted for Harris (who I do not like as a progressive) instead of chaos and destruction, others had the same choice. To not vote out of protest was a vote for this.

Better luck next time. ~2M voters 55+ age out every year. Can we do better? Remains to be seen.

1/3 are D and voted Harris

1/3 are R and voted Trump

1/3 are I and voted their wallet

handwavy, but not inaccurate

  • If you’re voting for your wallet, I don’t take offense, simply vote for someone with a plan grounded in reality, and at least some history of success. This is not what has happened.

    GM prepares for economic downturn: 'It's coming,' CFO says - https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-mot... | https://archive.today/P8WUE - February 5th, 2026

    • Right, so if we go back to 2024, the Dems were in charge and things felt sucky, the last time they remember feeling good about their wallet was Trump 1

      This is what exit polls told us, this is the track record they were looking at

      You have your timelines wrong. Presenting an article as an I told you so does not explain how people were thinking 2 years ago and how that influenced their vote

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