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    The two candidates

    Yesterday I was privy to a conversation by a group of young, educated nerds..

    I was on a Zoom call with the Sound and Video technicians that I work with.

    Four are 20s-30s and four are 40s-50s.. and then me, the geezer..

    Three white guys.. two Latino guys and four black guys and a black woman.. all with technical degrees up to masters degrees..

    Before the call actually Began, they discussed politics.. I listened..

    There. are two candidates.. Trump and Not-Trump.. non of the issues were Trump issues, and Not-Trump will fix it..

    So... Minimal mention of Biden.. none, zero analysis or research as seen here.

    Just Trump and Not-Trump..

    Was an eye opener...

    Oh.. they all support Not-Trump

    Just FYI

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    Yeah, I think many people will be voting for Biden/Harris (and others) as a reaction to Trump's failures - rather than supporting Biden/Harris successes. But, I'm sure there are just as many voting for Trump - who are doing so because they don't support Biden/Harris.

    What can we do about it? Nothing I can think of. For, we don't make voters justify why they vote the way they do. If we did, it'd be interesting - but wouldn't change the results.

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    By a tremendous majority our friends are not voting for Biden, they are voting against trump
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
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    Quote Originally Posted by UTAH View Post
    ...supporting Biden/Harris successes...

    Hunter
    I keep asking for examples of “Biden/Harris successes”...OK, just one will do...and can’t prompt any yet...

    Shouldn’t a guy getting your vote have some indicia of a success somewhere in his/her background, especially when he’s been in the seats of power for nearly half a century?
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    Quote Originally Posted by wacojoe View Post
    I keep asking for examples of “Biden/Harris successes”...OK, just one will do...and can’t prompt any yet...

    Shouldn’t a guy getting your vote have some indicia of a success somewhere in his/her background, especially when he’s been in the seats of power for nearly half a century?
    According to what I "overheard" yesterday.. With the young, educated nerd segment of society..

    One of the Biden/Harris team's major accomplishments is.. They are.. "Not-Trump".

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    Only 70+ days until this is almost over.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Grubb View Post
    ...majority our friends are not voting for Biden, they are voting against trump...
    Yep. That's Exactly what I'm experiencing with my friends.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FredK View Post
    Only 70+ days until this is almost over.
    Nice. And, I mean REALLY nice.

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    The Two Candidates —

    Trump is the T-Rex of politics;
    Biden is the Possum.


    Don’t know of anybody that likes a T-Rex monster, but when foreign forces and the mob threaten, who wants a possum on their side?
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    A good analogy, Joe. For, the Possum survived and thrived. The T-Rex did not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UTAH View Post
    A good analogy, Joe. For, the Possum survived and thrived. The T-Rex did not.

    Hunter
    Don’t look now, Hunter, but there’s a T-Rex alive and stomping in the White House and traveling around at the same time the possum is stuck in his basement rolled up in a ball promising to come out in 9 days because “he’s following the science” until he’s not...more like Groundhog Day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wacojoe View Post
    ...more like Groundhog Day.
    Ahhh... one of my favorite films.

    And, as usual, you just may be right.

    Hunter
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    Hey, you boys can donate. Here's a link to make it easy. Seriously, click it.

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    Joe says if we want to stop violence against women, we need to keep punching and punching.....

    But he has class.

    https://youtu.be/CAzRtZ1GErI
    "Back after 5 years. I thought you had died.

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    The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
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    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep.

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