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They'll blame obama

 

I’m still not convinced. Say whatever you want about me

 

I think the clips from trump on Schulz and Theo did way more than the podcasts themselves

 

I’m also not convinced a Rogan listen is swayed by rogans endorsement more than Kamala failing to show up. Again, people who said they were considering her but then she didn’t show up make no mention of rogans endorsement. But I see we’re at the laughing away totally plausible theories stage of this discussion

 

Explain tariffs to them lol

 

Like I still can't believe he won the fucking popular vote

 

I mean. There are technically still elections in Russia.

 

“I maybe would have voted for you if you had gone on Joe Rogan” is just a petty bad-faith dig, IMO. Only curious centrist non-Rogan-listeners are going to press play on that episode and ignore the greater impact of the content of every other episode.

 

If only liberals still cared about foreign interference in elections

 

do you talk to bros often? That entire population has been radicalized via instagram, TikTok, crypto, twitch, etc.

I truly don’t think you’re getting through to that crowd regardless.

 

Couldn't even get a silver lining in Boebert losing. One of the dumbest people on the planet is now my congressperson

 

Lol that is true, he is 1) a bad interviewer and 2) very very dumb, so yeah, maybe he does something different if she's on the show. I have no idea. His trajectory has sucked for a number of years and I am sad to see friends that I respect take him seriously. Like the Bernie to Trump pipeline seems so alien to me but it seems to be very real in a lot of cases

 

I can fix her

 

Maybe the real question is why a dipshit former game show host and UFC promoter has so much influence over the electorate.

 

One of my AP gov students asked if gas would get cheaper now. Sigh.

Overall all 14 of them in this class seem pretty incredulous that he won. Especially when I told them it looked like the biggest swings we saw seemed to be from young white men, black men, and latino voters. When they asked how that was possible I told them the economic issues those voters brought up like inflation and the economy and they couldn't understand how those voters didn't get that tariffs will raise prices, etc.

 

Trump’s podcast appearances were clipped and all over social media. You don’t go on a show like Rogan’s just for Rogan’s audience, it’s a huge platform that can amplify you beyond that (huge) audience. It’s how you reach kids on Tik Tok who might not listen to Rogan but sure as shit get clips from his show in their feed every day

 

He is a boomer whose brain broke during COVID, moved to Austin and surrounded himself with comics/reactionaries who share his worldview.

I mean I would not be surprised if at some point he starts embracing religion because he is 90% down that type of path.

 

Thread cleanse: first real snow of the year and dogs have their carhartt jackets on.

 

bougie fucks

 

ehem, white women. they didn't swing per se, but they seem to be a very overlooked demographic!

 

They just gentrified a neighborhood

 

They didn't swing as big form 2020 so despite them sucking overall, their swing wasn't overall what caused the loss. The bigger swings in those other groups would more likely make the difference in a close state.

 

i'm just saying, i hate how the narrative overlooks what is half of the core base of the republican demographic, thus not properly analysing it, then goes to the supposed outliers.