Radical Serge in Republican Voter Registrations Sin Carlie Kirk's Death

[essentialsaltes]

Don't forget "Another [X] user, whose identity was verified by The Post but declined an interview fearing violence from radical Democrats"

 

[FAITH-IN-HIM]

Do you think that Trump and Biden were the best the respective parties had to offer during the 2016 election? Try to remember all the candidates trying to earn their party nomination.

I can't speak for the Democratic side, but on the Republican side there were stronger candidates in 2016 and 2024, yet GOP primary voters chose President Trump. Surprisingly, most evangelical primary voters supported Trump over ordained ministers like Mike Huckabee; in 2024, even born-again Christians like Mike Pence failed to get more than 2% support.

 

[FAITH-IN-HIM]

Some of these people in the Post story sound less genuine than the people who write letters to Penthouse.

I agree.

I've noticed social media posts from a young woman claiming to be a farmer who regrets voting for President Trump. After reviewing several posts, I realized the same person, using multiple account, claims to be from different states—OH, GA, IA, and NB.

I have seen many posts who did not vote for President Trump also post online saying they regret voting for President Trump.

But I have seen the same thing in 2021 about Biden.

 

[DaisyDay]

Do you think that Trump and Biden were the best the respective parties had to offer during the 2016 election? Try to remember all the candidates trying to earn their party nomination.

Biden didn't run in 2016, Clinton did. She won the popular vote while Trump won the Electoral College. Maybe you're thinking of 2020?

 

[iluvatar5150]

I agree.

I've noticed social media posts from a young woman claiming to be a farmer who regrets voting for President Trump. After reviewing several posts, I realized the same person, using multiple account, claims to be from different states—OH, GA, IA, and NB.

I have seen many posts who did not vote for President Trump also post online saying they regret voting for President Trump.

But I have seen the same thing in 2021 about Biden.

Reddit is full of bots, too, just karma farming with rage bait stories.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Biden didn't run in 2016, Clinton did. She won the popular vote while Trump won the Electoral College. Maybe you're thinking of 2020?

You are mistaken. History is fluid and the past is whatever we say/want it to be.

 

[RocksInMyHead]

You are mistaken. History is fluid and the past is whatever we say/want it to be.

We've always been at war with Eastasia.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

Some of these people in the Post story sound less genuine than the people who write letters to Penthouse.

Sure. Go ahead and dismiss the life experience of others to preserve your beliefs.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

I can't speak for the Democratic side, but on the Republican side there were stronger candidates in 2016 and 2024, yet GOP primary voters chose President Trump. Surprisingly, most evangelical primary voters supported Trump over ordained ministers like Mike Huckabee; in 2024, even born-again Christians like Mike Pence failed to get more than 2% support.

I personally think that Trump was everyone's second or third choice. So every time a candidate dropped, Trump's numbers went up. I will be honest with you, Trump was not my first pick in 2016. I was rooting for Mike Huckabee up until he dropped.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

Biden didn't run in 2016, Clinton did. She won the popular vote while Trump won the Electoral College. Maybe you're thinking of 2020?

My apologies, I meant Clinton.

 

[FAITH-IN-HIM]

My apologies, I meant Clinton.

A key issue for Democrats is their failure to learn from past mistakes. In 2016, no credible candidate challenged Clinton, effectively handing her the nomination.. In 2024, Democrats again failed to nominate a primary candidate, expecting voters to support them without question.

 

[iluvatar5150]

I personally think that Trump was everyone's second or third choice.

You can think that all you want, but the results of the 2016 primaries paint a different picture. Trump won a plurality of votes in most states, getting 35-40% of the votes even when it was 4-wide.

2016 Republican Party presidential primaries - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[DaisyDay]

A key issue for Democrats is their failure to learn from past mistakes. In 2016, no credible candidate challenged Clinton, effectively handing her the nomination.. In 2024, Democrats again failed to nominate a primary candidate, expecting voters to support them without question.

Clinton came very close to winning. Comey pretty much tanked her campaign. What were the Democrats supposed to learn from that? To have a thoroughly partisan DOJ? Trump learned.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

You can think that all you want, but the results of the 2016 primaries paint a different picture. Trump won a plurality of votes in most states, getting 35-40% of the votes even when it was 4-wide.

2016 Republican Party presidential primaries - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Again, early in the primary, Trump was hovering towards the bottom, but every time a candidate dropped, Trump had a boost. Which tells me that when people's first pick dropped out, they went for option two. I was one of them. Yes, eventually he did come out on top, only after so many people dropped.

 

[RileyG]

I'm not really a fan of dystopian fiction, so I'll just wait and see what actually happens.

-- A2SG, people switch parties all the time, I fail to see a major issue here....

Agreed.

People can change their minds and affiliation. It's no surprise.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

Clinton came very close to winning. Comey pretty much tanked her campaign. What were the Democrats supposed to learn from that? To have a thoroughly partisan DOJ? Trump learned.

Clinton tanked her own campaign.

 

[RileyG]

Clinton tanked her own campaign.

Amen, brother.

 

[iluvatar5150]

Again, early in the primary, Trump was hovering towards the bottom, but every time a candidate dropped, Trump had a boost. Which tells me that when people's first pick dropped out, they went for option two. I was one of them. Yes, eventually he did come out on top, only after so many people dropped.

Again, you are wrong. All of the individual results are in that link.

Trump came in 2nd in Iowa, behind Cruz. Then he came in 1st in NH, SC, and NV. By the time they got to Nevada, half the field had dropped out, but 5 candidates were still left in the running (including Trump).

On Super Tuesday, there were 11 state primaries, of which Trump won 7, came in 2nd in 3, and 3rd in 1.

After that, Carson dropped out, leaving 4 candidates.

Of the next 9 states (I'm skipping PR, Guam, DC, and VI), Trump won 5, came in 2nd in 3, and 3rd in 1.

Then came Super Tuesday #2, which still had 4 candidates. Of those 5 states, Trump won 4 and came in 2nd in the other.

Then Rubio dropped out, leaving 3.

Of the next block of 7 states - this one's a bit muddled because of some state-level quirks, but say Trump won half of them.

Then on Apr 26, 5 states in the northeast/mid-atlantic voted. Trump won all of by at least a 2:1 margin. This was with 3 candidates left. And he dominated the rest from there.
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Trump was ahead of everybody from the beginning. There were a couple weeks between the Super Tuesdays when it looked like Cruz might have a chance of catching up, but that was about it.

 

[A2SG]

Agreed.

People can change their minds and affiliation. It's no surprise.

Sure. And any attempt to draw definitive conclusions from this would be little more than wishful thinking.

-- A2SG, or, in this specific example, dystopian fiction....

 

[RileyG]

Sure. And any attempt to draw definitive conclusions from this would be little more than wishful thinking.

-- A2SG, or, in this specific example, dystopian fiction....

Again, people are allowed to change their minds.