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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by BadmanDan@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

It feels like Harris has to run a damn near flawless campaign just to BARELY beat this guy. Yeah you can bring up the current state of the country, but Trump mishandled COVID, there were over 200k deaths, BLM protest and was 2x impeached. And yet, Joe Biden BARELY beat him.

Trump is a convicted felon, liable sexual predator, caused an insurrection on the Capitol Hill, tried to steal the 2020 election (find me 11,000 votes), constantly kisses Russia’s ass, has more pending court cases and gets sentenced next month and overall has been the main driving factor in America’s division.

Yet, this race is STILL either 50/50 or a slight tilt (Harris leads the polling aggregate right now). Harris gets destroyed by the corporate media for almost anything, yet Trump is still lying and saying the most outlandish shit and nobody cares.

Why does it feel standards are much higher for Harris than Trump?

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[-] neidu2@feddit.nl 134 points 2 months ago

Because a cult leader is automatically the purest one can be and needs no scrutiny.

[-] BadmanDan@lemmy.world 40 points 2 months ago

I understand the MAGA cult, but do moderates not see this?

[-] neidu2@feddit.nl 43 points 2 months ago

There the opposite is true. They already know that the other guy is a villain. Their candidate will have to prove themselves not to be.

[-] Addv4@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Plus since they are the figurehead of the party, if they are lackluster in their proof it could affect downstream elections.

[-] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Because moderates pathological like to bring up "both sides"

[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

Moderates are conservatives with a sense of shame.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

"Moderates" are a fiction. They're just an excuse Democrats make for pandering to corporate donors while giving only the barest scraps to their leftist base.

[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That only explains the cultists, and I doubt the entire media industry is in the cult.

[-] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 11 points 2 months ago

Trump gets views. That's why they love him.

[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Yes I agree, but only because they are a capitalists first and a human beings second.
They love him because they are morons, who don't know they are engaging in self harm.
It's sad that people of power, like for instance Elon Musk and the people behind Fox are so stupid they can't see they are digging their own graves.

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