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Daily Discussion Thread: ✔️✔️✔️ Thursday, July 18, 2024 (aussie.zone)

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[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think people put too much stock in the "assassignation attempt = win" idea though. There are a whole bunch of things that were always considered to be true about US politics that Trump has proven to not actually be the case - a few years ago it would have been considered a rule of politics that someone who was even accused of a crime, suspected of sexual assaults etc. would never be able to win an election. Trump has broken all the "rules" so far, I don't think this is any different.

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

a few years ago it would have been considered a rule of politics that someone who was even accused of a crime, suspected of sexual assaults etc. would never be able to win an election.

Has that ever been a thing in America?

[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago

One dude a long time ago lost because he couldn't spell potato