• ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    It’s partially that he does it so often and partially that many of the claims are so outlandish that no one takes them seriously. Like saying he’ll bomb Mexico. On the one hand, “he says lots of shit” and on the other "Ok, he won’t REALLY bomb Mexico. He’s just saying that. Someone will stop him from bombing Mexico. "

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      4 months ago

      And partially that education is pretty bad in red states so when Trump says stupid shit there’s a lot of people dumber than him thinking “this guy knows what he’s talking about.” He’s the idiots idea of a genius because he’s the first politician dumb enough for them to understand.

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      4 months ago

      The same reason that he can say insane shit and get away with it is the same reason that there’s nothing he can really say that undermines Kamala’s candidacy.