@CautiousLefty Republicans believe they lost 22 because of turnout, that Republicans disproportionately stayed home because they are trump voters before they are republicans. This is false, actually republicans actually got red wave tier turnout, They just straight up lost independents.
@BasaltFloods Compared to her opponent tho? This is Trump Fatigue, Hes been the national conversation for a bit less than a decade and americans are tired of it.
@rhynopig87 The public knows vps dont do shit. But compared to Trump, who was president, and has basically been saying the same things for 8 years, Shes a fresh face. This is an effect primarily of Trump fatigue. Hes been the political conversation for a decade and people are sick of it.
@kahntra@OldDreyfusard Perhaps, but hes not that well known, hes making his national debut right now so opinions on him transient. Dems are doing to him what Fetterman did to Oz, defining him early in the eyes of the public as a wierd freak. The couchfucking plays to that image.
@David_N_Frank@daveweigel But they did hurt his polling, polling fluctuated back and forth in 2016 it was very volatile. If Hillary didn't have historically garbage favorables, he would have lost, frankly he almost lost.