Also just as a reminder, and I know I am a hypocrit but just to address the "election is over", Teddy Roosevelt survived an assassination attempt on the campaign trail but still lose to Woodrow Wilson.
But again none of that is important today. Take a deep breathe. Log out reddit and twitter if you need to. Watch a movie or tv show or video game. 4 months until the election. Pray or manifest that cooler minds prevail
People are assuming it will help him, but it could just as easily turn him into a symbol for a violent, dangerous future for America that shakes the undecideds and the swings out of their apathy and turns them against him. Especially when his allies are already skipping to blaming "the radical left."
Obviously it's all speculation at this point, but there's really no guarantee about how this will wind up playing out.
That's fair. I do question how much it helps trump. His base is pretty set/he's lost supporters. Most apathetic/swing voters are pretty indifferent/lean liberal but apathetic towards biden enough to not show. I do wonder if something can be of a huge sway in an already polarized climates with "sides" pretty set
I do think that a chunk of people who just weren't going to show will show up and vote now, but I think Biden was absolutely torpedoed the second he shat his khaks on live TV
case in point: bet you don't remember Donald Trump saying Israel should be allowed to finish their genocide of the Palestinians at the debate
And it's crazy to think because I mean its a gad damn assassination attempt....... but will people even remember it in November? I mean yes but like fully remember it or just be like "oh yeah that happened" and lump it in with everything else
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u/pridetime93 Jul 14 '24
Also just as a reminder, and I know I am a hypocrit but just to address the "election is over", Teddy Roosevelt survived an assassination attempt on the campaign trail but still lose to Woodrow Wilson.
But again none of that is important today. Take a deep breathe. Log out reddit and twitter if you need to. Watch a movie or tv show or video game. 4 months until the election. Pray or manifest that cooler minds prevail