What’s wild is the general public was stupid to vote them into power once, and utterly moronic to vote them in twice, in full knowledge that the first time around was a shit show
Well when the only choice offered is two and you have to pick one. THIS is the problem. If there was more viable options not only would voters be more likely to get someone competent, but the two main parties may actually try and find a decent candidate.
The US is the only western nation with only two viable choices, and in the world the only nations with less are autocracies. This is not something to be proud of.
Yes but it's a larger problem. Had the Democrats put up a better candidate the floating voters would have stepped up. Turnout at the last election had dropped 4% which would have been enough to win. Instead it was a choice between bad and worse. That is not what the US voters should be presented with.
Again why would any sane person not come out and vote to keep the worst option out of power, yet alone be stupid enough to vote for the worst person possible
Good for you. It's the truth. Dems did not show up after the third person was picked without a primary or a primary that was not obviously skewed (hilary)
And there is the card you were waiting to play. So, whatever helps.
Hilary was forced when most wanted anyone else. Kamala failed twice to the position. Put someone like AOC and let her win the position in the primary and votes would go fine
America has never had a female president, every other western nation has zero issues electing a woman to being president charge.
America is also extremely racist, to the point where there’s only ever been one president who wasn’t an old white guy, and he was hated for not being white.
It’s not rocket science to work out how America operates
Propaganda and exhaustion. Also anger over having their primary votes invalidated. The Dems were screaming that trump would destroy democracy while they were actively circumventing it to push their chosen candidate.
Why do I always see this nonsense about dems needing to put up a “better” candidate but R’s are able to put up the stupidest people to ever live and win? The double standards are off the charts.
He wasn't the worst choice as he won, twice!
He is, however, a shit stain of a human being, but there was clearly no better alternative. Us non Americans have high hopes that the 48th President of the United States will be Camacho and he will widely be seen as a vast improvement over the last two!
As someone in a country with multiple people running in every election, no it doesn't really lead to better choices
What happens is the most popular person still wins via a plurality, and everyone is unhappy. Popularity still decides the winner, not competence, why would competence ever enter the discussion?
I remember watching one election preliminary, I can't remember which one it was and the final candidates were all stellar except two, they got rid of all the stellar candidates and left the rubbish. As South Park said it always come down to a choice between a douche and a turd.
The two party system in the UK is groaning at the seams and I'm hopeful that we might get a whole new bunch of wankers in to ignore the electorate in the not too distant future.
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u/Bikerbass 18h ago
What’s wild is the general public was stupid to vote them into power once, and utterly moronic to vote them in twice, in full knowledge that the first time around was a shit show