There's a lot of gnashing teeth right now about the result, but people are forgetting about two issues that existed no matter the election result.
A. Half the country wasn't going to accept either candidate no matter what. One side was always going to be left out and angry. It's easy to say fuck them but a divided nation leaves us weak (especially with China taking stances)
B. Fake news media was always a thorn in trumps side.
Given where we are, there's 2 things that need to happen. Waiting until the Dec 14th deadline and then suddenly being elected when the news media declared otherwise is a recipe for disaster as the perception will be that the news media is honest and trump is a dictator that stole the election.
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After some time (probably Monday but maybe later) one of the states projected flips. If it's by legal stuff that's fine but it's better if it's a count. That way, biden loses the president elect status. This generates a lot of doubt on the news media (you almost elected the wrong guy, how can we trust you for other stuff)
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People actually see biden and what he plans to do /cognitive gaffs. Then, while people will still outwardly voice disapproval, they'd tolerate a trump victory. You'll never get them to like trump but they'll at least tolerate him if biden seems like he'd screw up something like the economy.
People say Dec 14th is the key but sadly perception plays some part in it. Hopefully Monday will have some strong news.
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[–] 26301504? 4 points -2 points 2 points (+2|-4) ago
This is absurd. No president has or will ever win by such a ridiculously huge margin. The largest American election victory ever was Warren Harding, by 26%. The margins since then have narrowed considerably, all modern elections are won by a difference of less than 10%, usually much lower.
[–] 26302041? 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
reagan won 49. the popular vote is irrellevant.
[–] 26302098? 3 points -3 points 0 points (+0|-3) ago
reagan winning 49 doesn't mean trump won 46, brainiac
what, do you think new york flipped? california? washington? oregon? vermont? all those liberal shitholes?
fat fucking chance
[–] 26301917? 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago (edited ago)
Nixon and Reagan both won 49 states.
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[–] 26301985? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
yes he did, with 58% of the vote. Trump has nowhere near that large of a margin in enough states.
[–] 26302420? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Idiot fag. He didn't claim a percentage he claimed 46 states for Trump. 49 state landslide twice before. Idiot number fag.
[–] 26302504? 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
Trump didn't have the margins to win that many. The math is clear, whether you like it or not. Facts don't care about your feelings.
[–] 26305975? ago
It was very much one sided before 1917.