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[–] rsuri@lemmy.world 19 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I wouldn't be surprised though if Trump just ignores him and appoints a drug company lobbyist instead. RFK Jr. forgot Rule #1 when dealing with Trump: get paid up front.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Awesome, we are in a situation where I am openly hoping for the corrupt commercial outcome....

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago

Also that he demands absolute loyality but gives none.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 18 hours ago (8 children)

If you stayed home because of Gaza, this is your fault.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

While they didn't help, I suspect their numbers were small enough to not matter in the scheme of what happened.

The answer is likely mundane. My guess is overall turnout was lower because things didn't feel as 'crisis' like as 2020. The needle for people barely aware of politics even as they vote stayed at the same place as it was in 2020: Things aren't great, kick whoever is in office out in hopes the alternative does better. Last time they came out for Biden because Trump was at the wheel. Now they show up for Trump because the president was a democrat.

This segment of the electorate is not particularly politically aware, let alone active, and likely has little to no opinion about the broader world. The relative likelihood of them turning up at all depends on how badly things are going (less likely to show up this time compared to the unprecedented mess of 2020), and to the extent they show up they just vote against whoever is in charge that day.

However, those people are generally quiet, and so we turn our focus instead to the loudest folks proclaiming a refusal to vote for Harris.

If it was close, I would agree. It wasn't even close by such a huge margin the more mundane factors I think are the only ones big enough to explain things.

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 9 hours ago

Somebody is counting his chickens before they've hatched.

Why is anyone surprised. They said what they were gonna do. They’re now making concrete plans to do the things they said they were gonna do.

I’m gonna fuckin leave.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 14 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (5 children)

His brain worms plan on ensuring antihelmintic drugs do not get advanced.

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 151 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (8 children)

A lot of people are going to die because of this conspiracy theorist.

I think of someone very close to me who takes mediation for depression, medication that RFK thinks is bullshit, and medication that is regulated by the FDA.

She got a bad batch of something from a generic supplier and became dangerously suicidal. We were able to report this to the FDA and send them the medication so people wouldn’t die.

I can’t see how less staffing is going to make things better. We need more people on the ground so inspections are more regular and so deadly manufacturing problems are caught early.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

They’ll blame democrats and win even more votes.

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[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

I always imagined him as the guy at the end of Road House where Patrick Swayze ripped his throat out and round-housed him into the pond. But he survived, left the redneckville and turns out half of his vocal cords was left intact.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Whewww them political spoils be spoiling

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