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bowprow.bsky.social @bowprow.bsky.social

Riiiight. There was a binary decision. A Dem candidate who showed he (then she) had the People’s interest at heart, versus Trump. Not a difficult decision, despite some flaws with the Dem candidates.

aug 2, 2025, 4:08 pm • 0 0

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John C. Catsluck @thecatsluckshow.com

Not true, if the choice is A or B or C (No choice). Then the goal of A is to be a better option than B and C. The same for B to be better than A & C. One choice won because they were better able to sell their ideas to the people who had to choose. I think that means the loser is a poor candidate.

aug 2, 2025, 4:44 pm • 1 0 • view
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bowprow.bsky.social @bowprow.bsky.social

It is not always about the candidate “selling their ideas”. People have preferences of news orgs, biases and fallacies, etc. But, yeah, you are correct about the oversized effect of voter perceptions (as opposed to fact).

aug 2, 2025, 4:51 pm • 0 0 • view