• Paddzr@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    Would it have made a difference and out weighed the racism votes? After brexiit, I’ll n never underestimate the power of hate.

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      4 hours ago

      By the numbers, yes. Trump’s turnout increased by 1 million from 2020 whereas Democrats decreased by 2 million, and the loss of Democrat turnout was what pushed Trump over the edge. He still only got 49.9% of the vote, after all.

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        3 hours ago

        But it isn’t the amount of votes, it’s the states that are won/lost. I’m not from US and I know that…