per Decision Desk, it looks like trump won. I’m starting to see a few outlets like NBC call Pennsylvania for trump, too.

as a trans woman, i’m fucking terrified.

yeah, if you voted for trump this election, after everything over the last ~9 years, you’re fucking evil. straight up evil. lots of people, worldwide, are going to suffer because of this as the world falls deeper under the influence of fascism. take care of yourself, take care of your loved ones, form communities, and be prepared to fight for your lives. we’re going to need each other if we’re going to to make it through this

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    I don’t understand how 51% of Americans can think the “grab-her-by-the-pussy” con artist is the best choice for president.

    They don’t, but due to a combination of voter disenfranchisement and apathy, voter turnout is usually around 50%-60% max. 2020 was a very large turnout at 66.8%. So 51% of 60% think he is. Still too many, but if we had a way to get every eligible voter a ballot, it would likely be different

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      Just a question: Where can you see the voter turn out rate in this and possibly past elections? I can’t find that.

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        Past elections are on Wikipedia. And this one will take a while to pull the numbers together, but it’ll be added in the coming months.

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      Almost nobody likes him these days it seems - only what he can do for people, and in particular more than being “the other side”.