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I couldn't believe Trump visited that barbershop in one of my old neighbourhoods.Trump is polling 30% in the Bronx, which hasn't happened since Reagan and means it's not just white males voting for him. If the Denocrats are underperforming in "safe" areas like that, that suggests to me they're out of touch with voters?
In the end, it's not just about Trump winning this (god help us all!), Harris is losing this race quite spectacularly.
I would also add that almost no country in the world has had an election post Covid where the incumbent has won. The whole world seems to be going through upheaval.
Oh, and if you know anyone in Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia, they might want to start packing, as NATO is screwed. Ukraine is screwed too - I don't see how the Uk and EU keep Ukraine going on their own.
Surprisingly, I was seeing, on tv, people say, "Kamala didn't do anything when she was in the White House" and she's talking too much Kumbaya with no real plans. Seriously. Some of this was even coming from relatives here in Australia. Apologising to me and saying they're leaning towards Trump this time.
I can't see how a dude that was bad with his own business, is giving those hope he'll fix everything with fist shafts.
Your last question. I believe in getting at the local officials. If there are more representatives like AOC that will fight locally and have locals back them, that holds weight for day to day concerns to be addressed and rectified.Since now it's looking more and more like a Trump victory, the issue likely lies with Biden. If Biden has just stepped aside and not sought reelection we probably would be in a different position. Harris didn't have time nor ability to convince enough people she was different. Had their been an open primary, she probably could have.
I know people will be saying she should've taken Josh Shapiro for her VP pick but I think that would've lost Harris the young vote, especially on college campuses. It would be a hard sell if you had a Zionist as your VP while Israel is committing genocide. Shapiro was also very openly anti-free speech.
Also, I still don't believe America is ready for a female president. To many old people vote and they grew up in a generation where women didn't hold power, they stayed home and took care of kids. They trust a man, especially a white man, to do the job better.
Right now I can only hope it won't be as bad as many think it will be. I know that's optimistic, but what else can you do?
Biden stepping down and Kamala having a short time to make a difference was a good move. It really showed many people missed Kamala's point of everyone from the people to the government, working together to make change.