2020 Election Thread (formerly: 2020 Presidential Candidates Thread) (Part 1)

Because it’s the link I saw on Twitter and the Onebox had the relevant headline. I did note that the analysis was shite.

Here’s the underlying poll:

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A week before…like that will make all the difference. :roll_eyes:

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A week? Is that longer or shorter than the blackout period for disinformation?

Really, it only affects the commentary. They can still post endless stories about the riots, crimes committed by immigrants, etc., etc., ad nauseam. At this point they don’t have to say a word to dog-whistle, they can just link a story and nod knowingly.

The Trump campaign is apparently spending big on Google ads, and casting a very wide net. I often see the same ad multiple times in individual articles on my newsfeed. This morning, this one popped up.

Why do you suppose they included the word “recent?”

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She made clear her feelings about Trump: “I think he’s just a horrible person.”

She did not hesitate to say how she will react if Trump is re-elected.

“I will probably go into mourning,” she said. “I can’t even imagine. I would feel so badly.”

She was asked why she feels as she does about our current president.

“I think maybe the fact that Mr Trump seldom tells the truth,” she said. “If he does, it’s just a fluke, I think. But the fact [is] that I can’t believe anything he says, not even the simplest thing.”

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When Mr. Rogers’ wife breaks bad on your ass, you done fucked up!

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Exactly. Sigh.

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Well, seriously, who is he talking to? Even if he hadn’t said that last part, if you’re invested in the whole Qanon thing, Joe Biden’s opinion about it doesn’t really count for very much.

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Here is a list of dates by state for registering to vote in November…

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Or alternatively, many people didn’t vote for Bernie because they didn’t support Bernie.

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Or alternatively, some didn’t support him, some did, some felt what the meme expresses, and more.

I don’t see the word “all” in that meme. (And I also don’t think the implication is that all Republicans think Biden is a communist.)

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