▲ 915 ▼ Trump Says ‘Smart People Don’t Like Me’ (www.thedailybeast.com) submitted 11 months ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 175 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] dellish@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago (2 children) And yet... still got elected? I find this disconnect so bizarre. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago I believe there were many “low information” voters who only knew they wanted change. Where those voters might have wanted Biden Harris initiatives, those tended toward long term investments that people were not patient for or were not trumpeted as loudly. Improvements were neither visible nor immediate. Building is boring. Too many people never paid attention, wanted instant gratification or only heard the loudest voices. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago There's a chance he didnt...but also, only like 35-40% of our population votes. If we had mandatory voting, someone like Trump never would have been elected. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago I believe there were many “low information” voters who only knew they wanted change. Where those voters might have wanted Biden Harris initiatives, those tended toward long term investments that people were not patient for or were not trumpeted as loudly. Improvements were neither visible nor immediate. Building is boring. Too many people never paid attention, wanted instant gratification or only heard the loudest voices. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago There's a chance he didnt...but also, only like 35-40% of our population votes. If we had mandatory voting, someone like Trump never would have been elected. permalink fedilink source parent