2024 Presidential Election | ELECTION DAY 2024

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nycfan said:
The more I think about it, the “weird” tag is catching on because it has truth to it but I think also because it is not as harsh as the Biden attacks. Weird is something you can play with, it is something you don’t want in a leader but it is not apocalyptic. These dudes are just weird. Like avoid them on the Subway but not call the cops dangerous.

It lowers the temperature but still calls out the policies and behavior.

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yeah and "weird" is an easy, normal descriptor that we've all used and will continue to use in regular daily conversation to describe right wing policy unlike the "grave threat to our democracy" stuff that was coming out of the Biden camp that i think makes undecided's eyes glaze over and/or roll a bit, unfortunately.
(unfortunate because its true and the messaging is all too correct but it doesn't hit home with enough people or they think its "hysterical")
 
nycfan said:
The more I think about it, the “weird” tag is catching on because it has truth to it but I think also because it is not as harsh as the Biden attacks. Weird is something you can play with, it is something you don’t want in a leader but it is not apocalyptic. These dudes are just weird. Like avoid them on the Subway but not call the cops dangerous.

It lowers the temperature but still calls out the policies and behavior.

Weird GIF by MOODMAN
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I think it's more that it's relatable and unrebuttable. Is Trump an existential threat to democracy? Well, liberals say he is, he and conservatives say he isn't, who to believe? It requires thought to figure out who is correct, and that process is subject to strong confirmation bias. If you want to like Trump, you can do what the mouthbreathers on the other board do: deny and accuse liberals of being hysterical.

By contrast, allegations of weirdness don't depend on thought for verification. Just perception. Searching for dolphin porn is weird, full stop. And it is particularly harmful to the GOP candidates because it plays into the sense that the MAGA movement is basically a collection of crazy uncles going on about medbeds or ivermectin or whatever.
 
Saw my first Harris 2024 sign tonight — someone cut Biden off a Biden Harris 20204 sign and put out the half sign (on the side of the road at an intersection).
 
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