So no US based Trump supporters then?
Current Affairs 2024 POTUS race
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For Republicans (and Fox News), truth no longer has anything to do with facts, or even reality. Truth has returned to its pre-enlightenment meaning; or, as Merriam-Webster puts it, its archaic meaning: “Fidelity, constancy.” To be true, in the medieval Trumpian world, is to be loyal and steadfast. It’s no longer about reason or even belief: It’s about faith. Freud had a word for this kind of primitive faith; he called it illusion. People crave a godlike father figure, Freud explained, especially when they feel threatened with the eruption of two dangers: “the crushingly superior force of nature … and the shortcomings of society which have made themselves painfully felt.” In the 21st century, facing severe social inequities just when nature seems most out of control, America is in exactly that vulnerable state. And so it shouldn’t actually surprise us that nearly half the country’s voters have rallied around a sociopathic strongman who promises protection in return for absolute fealty.
I used Everton credit to buy a new Chevy EV. Couldn't afford it otherwise. Bought a union built American car.
Musk is pure greed. He sickens me.
Those internal polling numbers must be biggly
"He's so good at this"
"He's so good at this"
Jill Stein has no chance of winning
This is an election where we need to put on the big boy pants and live in reality
It's a binary choice
To anyone paying attention, the GOP is ABSOLUTELY prepping for a "the election was stolen" argumentThese early votes cast that the GOP talking heads are making a big deal of falling Trump's way.
Is this lacking in substance and just preparing for another 'Big Steal' claim or is there genuine concern among Democrats that Trump may have stolen a march on Harris?
I heard a few Democratic-leaning commentators pass this off as maybe just a different voting pattern for Republicans and that it's votes being shuffled forward, which tends to hint at a bit of concern.
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Ha, the abbreviation for Electric Vehicle gets switched to Everton. Kinda love it!
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Well I'm beginning to fear the worst over those early cast votes if they are anything like in the proportions claimed.
I've been fearing the worst since all the way back in 2016 when Trump won the Republican nomination - in a landslide.
And here we are
WHat is the proportion claimed?
Hasta la vista, Trumpy
Just those weird 'scousers' who probably voted REFORM + someone from Asia who gets his news from linkedin
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I heard one early polling report last night on the BBC claiming that Nevada had registered a 20% swing toward Trump from last time and that he held a 5% lead over Harris there...at this stage.
No idea if the figures claimed are correct or how many had voted in that state.
Yea, really cant get my head around someone from Merseyside who hated Thatcher because her right wing policies laid waste to Liverpool in the 80's going all in for Trump without a hint of Irony.
It's worth remembering that early voting was shunned by the GOP in 2020, not this time tho.
The numbers registered for each party and when they vote is what most are going off so a lot of those early GOP voters are likely the same who voted on the day in 2020. The real question is where are the unaffiliated early votes going?
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