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[–] criitz@reddthat.com 127 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Other than after 9/11 when we were lied to about the war, Republicans haven't won the popular vote in my lifetime.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

They've also never won with anyone who isn't Trump in 20 years.

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 37 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Highest unemployment during his term since the great depression

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.ml 29 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Just hope he makes a repeat performance on that last point

[–] OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 28 points 4 months ago

Unfortunately losing the popular vote doesn't mean he loses the election. Here's to hoping he loses both.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

He is 100% guaranteed to lose the popular vote by millions. Unfortunately, that doesn't determine whether he wins the election.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago (5 children)

He may very well qualify as the person hated by the most people worldwide in his lifetime.

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[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 24 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Any other incumbent president had lost the election?

[–] OmnipotentEntity@beehaw.org 23 points 4 months ago

Most recently, other than Trump, George HW Bush lost the election while incumbent. Prior to that it was Jimmy Carter.

The next most recent person to win the election but lose the popular vote was George W Bush, prior to that is was Harrison back in 1888.

[–] runjun@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush, off the top of my head.

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago (13 children)

Poor Jimmy, great guy

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[–] demizerone@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

Don't forget the smallest inaugural crowds!

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 13 points 4 months ago (3 children)

He's the oldest living Republican former president.

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[–] bigFab@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I just don't get this. Does the fact that Biden pulled off 4 months before election mean he was never a candidate? 🤔 With that logic, if Trump quits now he is again forgiven as the oldest one? So, whole this news would be bullshit?

[–] golden_calf@lemmy.world 75 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Nope, Trump is his parties verified candidate which happens at the convention. Dems have not had their convention yet so Biden was not officially the candidate. Semantics, yes but technically true.

[–] Sunroc@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago

That's why reporters would say " presumptive nominee"

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[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 19 points 4 months ago

Trump was officially nominated by the RNC as their candidate. Biden hadn't been nominated by the DNC yet, that was supposed to happen at the conference in a couple weeks. But now that he has pulled out, he will not be nominated and thus not be the official candidate.

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[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Just Trump again giving unwelcome kisses to his stage partner, but when women accuse him of the same thing conservatives don't believe it. He's showing you who he is.

[–] uis@lemm.ee 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Impeached TWICE? HOW?!

[–] Jyek@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 months ago

Impeachment is not the same as being removed from office. It is the first step to the process however. Impeachment is the bringing of charges against an official in office. Once charges are brought, a trial must be held on the Senate with the Chief Supreme Court Justice presiding. If the trial ends in a conviction, the result is removal from office. However, the Chief Justice for nearly the past 20 years is a staunchly conservative man appointed by the 2nd bush administration in 2005.

Impeachment was never really a threat to Trump while in office. Just a way for Congress to tell the president that they know the bad shit he's doing and they don't like it. As long as the supreme court remains absolutely stacked with conservative appointees, there will never be a removal of office of a favored Republican president.

[–] PythagreousTitties@lemm.ee 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Are you very young, or not American?

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[–] lemmyhavesome@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

He sure grabbed that flag by the pole.

[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

- Russian pee pee tape boy

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