2020 Election

[Sociopathicsteelerfan]

(07-28-2020, 05:23 PM)hollodero Wrote: Well, a cult usually consists of way fewer people, that all can have a somewhat direct relationship to a cult leader. Which is not the only reason why I do not find the cult analogy quite fitting.

I personally came to the conclusion that many Trump supporters are not so much pro Trump inherently as that they despise the folks that don't approve of him. So they do, as some kind of "let's show them", or with some kind of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"-logic. Also, generally most Americans, on both sides, just hate to admit that they were wrong, so there's a strong tendency to cling to something despite whatever.

Disclaimer, I do not despise or diminish Trump supporters, to an extent I get why some might rationally decide to go with him, and there are many supporters I would not dismiss as blind cult followers. Some others, sure. But not the whole 40%.

You're actually much closer to the truth than Dino.  We've had this discussion before, but if you find the political platform of the Democratic Party inherently unpalatable, and let's be honest there's plenty of sound reasons to do so, then you're likely going to vote for Trump.  This is also why they're keeping Biden in hiding right now.  Does anyone ever remember a nominee for POTUS being as invisible as Biden is right now?  They're trying to keep the focus on Trump's failures and away from Biden.  This isn't an effective long term strategy though.  Eventually he is going to have to campaign and Biden will inevitably stick his foot in his mouth, numerous times.  Couple that with the likely extreme party platform the Dems will advance this year (or risk facing an internal civil war if it is not sufficiently "progressive") and I think you'll see a much closer election than many here are counting on.  Three months is an eternity in politics, a hell of a lot can happen in that time.  Here's a key thing to watch for.  If Biden's team tries to eliminate or severely curtail the debates it'll be a sign that they're not confident of the results.