Somebody PLEASE explain because I don't get it...

[VinnieBoomBah]

I figured thats what this meant, but how is this any different than any other presidential election?

No idea, guess I'll just have to wait for @JRuby to make an observation about all the other presidential elections and see if I can figure it out from there

 

[JRuby]

No idea, guess I'll just have to wait for @JRuby to make an observation about all the other presidential elections and see if I can figure it out from there

Really too early to tell. We will see.

 

[CamoDeafie]

You do know that not every American that was eligible to vote actually voted, right? Quick numbers I found indicate 245 million Americans were eligible to vote in the 2024 general election, 150 million or so actually voted leaving about 90 million that didn't vote at all

Number of registered voters U.S. 2024| Statista

In 2024, there were 173.85 million people registered to vote in the United States.

www.statista.com

Edit. "Eligible" vs actual registered voters.

Make of that what you will.

So 161 million registered, 150 million votes, give or take a few million. That's not nothing.

Edit. Means 84+ million eligible didn't register to vote.

 

[TTSX]

You guys understand the point I'm making. So many citizens care more about a major sportsball game than care about the direction our society is headed.

About 123M watched the last Superbowl according to google AI or some such, so it's pretty close to major election turnout which is telling. And the people who cared about sportsball REALLY cared.

 

[Nosferatu]

About 123M watched the last Superbowl according to google AI or some such, so it's pretty close to major election turnout which is telling. And the people who cared about sportsball REALLY cared.

Just wait until gambling on elections is legalized.

Voter turnout will practically septuple.

 

[Koda]

I would not be surprised if many democrats felt screwed over by their party and just refused to vote.

There's strong empirical evidence this was a factor.

Its possible I misjudged them but one person who've Ive always assumed to be liberal and a Democrat initiated a private conversation with me about why they were thinking of voting for Trump. I was floored. Another friend I believe is more liberal expressed to me they absolutely did not want to vote for either and were probably just going to write in someone knowing its just throwing their vote away. I'm from deep blue Portland and the only ("silent") conservative in my inner circle and this was very surprising to me it took me a while to unpack.

 

[TTSX]

Just wait until gambling for elections is legalized.

Voter turnout will practically septuple.

Gimme the odds on the old, rich white guy

 

[CamoDeafie]

Gimme the odds on the old, rich white guy

Which old white guy for House of Reps?

 

[TTSX]

House of Reps?

 

[Koda]

No idea, guess I'll just have to wait for @JRuby to make an observation about all the other presidential elections and see if I can figure it out from there

Then I'll just say it the people who choose not to vote dont get to have an opinion on who America wants for president. Its well established even in the liberal media that Trumps win overall was a landslide.

 

[Nosferatu]

Gimme the odds on the old, rich white guy

Depends on the effect of his bank account to the GDP.

 

[Knobgoblin]

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[Nosferatu]

Trumps win overall was a landslide.

Good job, you just earned Stevie Nicks another $0.00047477 in royalties.

I'm pretty sure she's a liberal who should defect to Canadia. Proabably. It fits the narrative, so it must be kinda true.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Assuming that all 150+ million votes were from registered voters , that's a very high percentage versus the 2022 number of registered voters of just over 161 million.

Edit. Apples to apples (how many registered voters voted this time around?)

 

[Koda]

Good job, you just earned Stevie Nicks another $0.00047477 in royalties.

I'm pretty sure she's a liberal who should defect to Canadia. Proabably. It fits the narrative, so it must be kinda true.

Dang, I like her music so not this means I have to cancel her like all the liberals do. Cant be having anyone else's opinions be heard in a free speech democracy.

 

[kmk1012]

About 30% of the country said they wanted him and a bit less wanted Harris, but I guess in modern politics that's a "landslide"

Good enough for me, I don't care what the numbers, just that we finally got this outcome. Happy to not have four more years of what we just had ramrodded through our throats.

 

[Nosferatu]

Dang, I like her music so not this means I have to cancel her like all the liberals do. Cant be having anyone else's opinions be heard in a free speech democracy.

Completely unpossible. It's a damn shame, she's the total songbird of my dreams, but I'm never going back again so I don't stop and I'll go my own way.

 

[nammac]

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Hulk Hogan it is…

 

[TTSX]

Completely unpossible. It's a damn shame, she's the total songbird of my dreams, but I'm never going back again so I don't stop and I'll go my own way.

 

[Koda]

Completely unpossible. It's a damn shame, she's the total songbird of my dreams, but I'm never going back again so I don't stop and I'll go my own way.

Im still livin on the edge of seventeen myself. I hear ya man, learning shes liberal is something I dont want to know...