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In reply to the discussion: Can we simply acknowledge that nearly 50% of Americans are enthralled to Fascist, Authoritarianism? [View all]Dem2
(8,178 posts)16. He didn't actually do better!
Yeah, turnout was up - on both sides - in fact, it was up MORE among Democrats and thus why 43 of 50 states swung blue versus '16.
Also, Biden got twice the % win (4.x vs 2.1) and more than twice the vote margin (6.3 million and counting versus 2.9 million.)
Yes, it is shocking that 47% of Americans are this deranged, but indeed he lost badly even with his rabid supporters turning out in large numbers.
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Can we simply acknowledge that nearly 50% of Americans are enthralled to Fascist, Authoritarianism? [View all]
Yavin4
Nov 2020
OP
About 45% of Americans are stone cold racists. That's what Republicans count on. nt
SunSeeker
Nov 2020
#8
how do you explain how many people voted for that pathetic man-child dictator-wannabe?
Skittles
Nov 2020
#32
He didn't get nearly half of the country, though. Just 47% of those who voted.
Drunken Irishman
Nov 2020
#37
Should be pointed out that part of the reason Trump got more votes than he did in 2016
standingtall
Nov 2020
#19
I think we are missing the boat if we are thinking of this as a rural thing
tulipsandroses
Nov 2020
#26
This - Similar percentages to 1/3 of the colonists supported rebellion while 1/3 were against it
fearnobush
Nov 2020
#27
But it isn't 50% of Americans. It's approx 30-40% of the repuke party a much smaller number
Thekaspervote
Nov 2020
#33
Could be but we cannot say. All we can say definitively is that 22% voted Trump.
Drunken Irishman
Nov 2020
#38