U.S. Presidential Election

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12 hours ago, FloopFiller said:

Whatever progress was made to move millennials to the left has been completely obliterated with gen z, and that’s a real issue. So many young guys have just gone full misogynist, racist, and red pilled.

I agree about this point, my daughter is 14 and says all the boys in her school love Trump and Farage. I find this quite a scary fact.

 

I agree about your podcast point to the extent that the right are using the platform more effectively, but think it’s simplistic to say the right are talking about simple solutions and the left realism. To me the left need to get better at delivering a message and understanding the priorities of people. If they are prioritising issues like Israel/Palestine or trans rights they will lose many people straight away.

 

I also do feel the right sometimes has a point about a tendency of some on the left to no platform or try to protect people from views they don’t agree with. This macho politics isn’t going away so we need our next generation of  left wing politicians to fight it head on and encourage the debate.

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12 hours ago, philipsteak said:

 

It's not like people on the right are full of love, compassion and respect for left wingers.

I have met compassionate people and twats on both ends of the political spectrum. I think it’s dangerous ti generalise depending on how people vote.

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7 hours ago, steviewevie said:

I wonder if AOC will have a go in 2028? She'll be old enough, is very charismatic, a great speaker and streetwise and hugely popular amongst a certain part of the electorate...but would probably get trounced nationally. I kept hearing people complaining that Harris was a communist.

Still, she might have a go.

The trouble is someone like that may increase the vote in liberal areas they win anyway,  but would be toxic in the swing states.

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6 hours ago, FloopFiller said:

Newsom or Shapiro for ‘28. Unfortunately just gonna have to stick to the tried and tested white guy and they’re both confident and good in the debate side of things so good counters to, presumably, Vance. 

While I like Kamala she came across very establishment and I think Newsom may be the same. I think the California liberal image would work against in areas they need to win.