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If the America I love is going to fall to Trumpism, I want it to go down fighting (www.alternet.org)

submitted 11 months ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] elbucho@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I mean, maybe. But let's not confuse our fears with evidence, here. There's no evidence as yet that this incident or this picture will lead to a statistically significant bump in people voting for him.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You’re right, no one voted for JFK’s second term.

[–] elbucho@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The only real historical example that can be looked at as a parallel is when Reagan got shot in 1981. Yes, he did win the 1984 election in a landslide, but:

He won the 1980 election in a landslide as well, so he was already super popular in the country
He was the incumbent, and incumbents historically have done well in their re-election bids
His opponent was Walter Mondale, a milquetoast neoliberal who was so boring it's surprising that his name didn't become synonymous with yawning.

In short, there's not really enough evidence to say definitively that an assassination attempt will bolster a candidate's chances at the polls.

[–] nickwitha_k 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

His opponent was Walter Yawndale, a milquetoast neoliberal who was so boring it's surprising that his name didn't become synonymous with yawning.

[–] elbucho@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

God damn it. I'm so disappointed in myself for missing that pun.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

a milquetoast neoliberal who was so boring it's surprising that his name didn't become synonymous with yawning.

[–] elbucho@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Yes, well, there are many reasons to be concerned about what's going to happen in November.