Comment on Framework supporting far-right racists?
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 18 hours agoThe messaging was:
- Harris - I agree with everything Biden’s did and wouldn’t change a thing
- Trump - Biden’s economy was a mess and I’m going to fix it
What do you expect the average person to take away from that?
Harris ran an awful campaign IMO, so it’s not surprising that people opted for the alternative.
balance8873@lemmy.myserv.one 15 hours ago
What do I expect them to think? “Trump was a shit president last time, why would I give him another shot”
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 hours ago
To the average voter who doesn’t follow things very closely, the options were basically:
Unfortunately, far too many people blame the economy on the sitting President, when they often have little influence on it. Trump was president during an economic boom, and got out just as COVID was going. Biden was president through COVID, and by all accounts was incapable of the job during at least part of his term. What do you expect the average person to do who doesn’t follow politics closely but catches bits and pieces closer to the election? Of course they’ll go with the person promising change over the person promising the status quo…