• thoro@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    Do you remember 9/11? The war in Iraq? Are you aware of what happened with the assassination attempt against Reagan? Do you remember how those affected the approval ratings of politicians?

    You don’t even necessarily have to flip people. You just have to get them to come out and mobilize.

    It’s not a sure thing, but a lot of y’all are coming across as coping. Political violence has often united this country around figures and policies.

    Isn’t Biden already polling poorly?

    • AFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      I do remember those times, but we weren’t nearly as polarized then, and the assassination attempt made Reagan more sympathetic and somewhat more heroic. I didn’t think this will do that for Trump.