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kansasobama

(611 posts) Fri Oct 20, 2023, 05:55 PM Oct 2023

Do we need to be worried more?

Hello Friends:

I know we are all positive about 2024 but do we need to exercise caution and work to avert a disaster.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4265622-trump-leads-biden-builds-support-among-young-voters-poll/

Are youngsters and many independents even know what loss of democracy means? I mean Trump has pretty much said what he intends to do. Mayhem, opposition trials, Gen. Miley execution, NBC News charged on treason. This is dictatorship and people better believe it. Do people even know what dictatorship is and Democrats not doing enough to educate the people? I am just checking to see what our friends here think. It is serious. There is support for autocracy.

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Do we need to be worried more? (Original Post) kansasobama Oct 2023 OP

What would worrying accomplish? Fiendish Thingy Oct 2023 #1

I don't believe it for a second calguy Oct 2023 #2

Get the good word out. Especially to young people. usonian Oct 2023 #3

I'm hopeful that this abortion and even birth control 💩 redqueen Oct 2023 #4

Don't worry, work for change, work to GOTV on our side. Arthur_Frain Oct 2023 #5

Fiendish Thingy

(15,730 posts)

1. What would worrying accomplish?

Reply to kansasobama (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2023, 06:04 PM

Oct 2023

National polls at this point are meaningless, and national polls showing Trump beating Biden among young voters should never be taken seriously.

Research has consistently shown that in the past few cycles young voters have supported Dems by greater than a 2 to 1 margin (more than 30 points!) over Republicans.

If this poll were to be believed (and it shouldn’t be), it would mean that young voters’ support has shifted by at least 15 points from 2022…do you believe that is true?

calguy

(5,355 posts)

2. I don't believe it for a second

Reply to kansasobama (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2023, 06:25 PM

Oct 2023

Joe does have vulnerabilities that can be exploited, but only by someone other than trump, and at this point, I honestly don't know who that would be.

No matter what you might read in the media, trump is dead meat in the eyes of the vast majority of the voters. The best chance the Republicans have is if trump is forced out of the race because of multiple felony convictions. But that party is so crazy right now, I doubt they'd deny him the nomination even if he runs as a convicted felon.

We still need to work hard for every democratic candidate up and down the ballot, but we should not get freaked out by these meaningless early polls.

usonian

(10,075 posts)

3. Get the good word out. Especially to young people.

Reply to kansasobama (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2023, 06:39 PM

Oct 2023

I posted a lot of issues and comparisons.

Take what you like, add to it or subtract.

As appropriate to the persons you are talking to or messaging.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=18144715

redqueen

(115,112 posts)

4. I'm hopeful that this abortion and even birth control 💩

Reply to kansasobama (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2023, 06:45 PM

Oct 2023

Will motivate a lot of people to get to the polls. Family planning is a serious issue and babies are EXPENSIVE.

Arthur_Frain

(1,873 posts)

5. Don't worry, work for change, work to GOTV on our side.

Reply to kansasobama (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2023, 06:46 PM

Oct 2023

Whether you worry or not, the results will be what they will be. Seems like a lot of wasted fretting.

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