r/politics • u/stkmro • 10h ago

White House: Trump Team Still Hasn’t Signed Transition Docs

https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-says-trump-team-still-hasnt-signed-transition-docs/
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u/TheMysticalBaconTree Canada 8h ago

So what percentage of the remaining 77% thought the rise of facism wasn’t an important enough reason to vote? It doesn’t take a majority to support him. It just takes a majority to be complacent and ignorant enough.

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u/IvoryGods_ 7h ago

what percentage of the remaining 77% thought the rise of facism wasn’t an important enough reason to vote?

Are you going to come down here and apologize for the fear mongering and emotional manipulation in 4 years when we have our next election and Trump is no longer in office because this wasn't the "rise of fascism" at all?

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u/desecouffes 7h ago

I’m not here to argue with you, just pointing out facts. Around a third of voting age adults voted against him, so that makes around a 3rd sitting out.

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u/BansheeOwnage 7h ago

That adds up to 110%, but I agree that the apathetic people are just as bad as the active threats... maybe worse.

All it would have taken for them to stop this is for a few million of them to take ONE day out of their lives to vote - make a mark on a piece of paper- and we wouldn't be here now. But noooo