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brettdale

(12,748 posts)
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 11:11 PM Nov 2020

If Trump wins he won because of the race card

His ....

The scary black life matters people are coming to your neighbor, seems to have worked.

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JonLP24

(29,852 posts)
1. They actually energized young people to vote for Democrats
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 11:13 PM
Nov 2020

Biden struggled with that electorate in the primaries. Also BLM is a huge target of misinformation.

 

kelly1mm

(5,756 posts)
3. Trump increased his percentage of the minority vote over 2016, Both with Blacks and Hispanics. nt
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 11:14 PM
Nov 2020
 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
5. Too early to say that ... In Florida probably yes ...
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 11:15 PM
Nov 2020

I don't think that can be assumed overall.

 

kelly1mm

(5,756 posts)
7. it is from exit polls and is national, not just FL. Perhaps a big FL could change could effect the
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 11:18 PM
Nov 2020

Hispanic number but what about the Black vote? The number I see is +3 points Black women, +4 points Black men.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
4. I think if he loses and it's because of Pennsylvania...
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 11:14 PM
Nov 2020

The storyline will be Biden's 'gaffes' regarding Oil/Fracking cost him the election.

Todd79

(166 posts)
8. It's not the gaffe but the fracking
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 11:18 PM
Nov 2020

You mess with fracking you mess with the livelihoods of white women and their families. It’s unfortunate, but you can’t talk about killing an industry that employs a lot of white voters.

JonLP24

(29,852 posts)
10. Polls say most voters in Pennsylvania actually support a ban on fracking
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 11:23 PM
Nov 2020

I think Trump support is more psychological than anything to do with the issues. If any politician did 1% of what Trump did it would be career suicide.

AleksS

(1,714 posts)
6. It disgusts me that there are enough people
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 11:15 PM
Nov 2020

In this country that just want to be assholes (see: boat rallies, truck parades, Trump rallies, etc.) that this election could be this close.

Why do people want to be, or be like, these assholes?

Why don’t these assholes turn people off?

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
9. It is becoming more unlikely that Trump will win.
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 11:19 PM
Nov 2020

Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan are fools gold for him unless he comes out of tonight with a big lead. All three could only start counting their mail-in vote this morning, it is possible that none of that has been reported, Joe appeared to have had a massive lead in that vote.

JonLP24

(29,852 posts)
12. I agree
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 11:26 PM
Nov 2020

The only reason Trump ran for President is because he had a huge case of Obama Derangement syndrome.

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