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[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Nah it's just the seesaw effect. There are very few times when a presidential candidate from the incumbent party does better than their predecessor.

[–] Speaker@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

That sounds like something losers say, ngl. Any of these seesaw candidates ever try doing something good?

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

I mean maybe they're doomed to seesaw because of the bourgeois two-winged uniparty, but accumulated outrage is a strong driver.

[–] ntma@lemm.ee 18 points 1 week ago

I laughed

[–] RangeFourHarry@hexbear.net 12 points 1 week ago

START THE STEAL

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

The last time an incumbent president got a bigger fraction of the vote
was in