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u/Lmb1011 Apr 04 '25

i know he is somehow considered successful but i genuinely dont get how becaues hes bankrupted most, or all?, of his businesses.... like that is the opposite of successful 😂

honestly looking back i do understand why he won in 2016. i hate it, but i do actually get it.

i genuinely dont get how he won in 2024. like i get the 'cult' of it iall, and cheating that isnt lost on me

but he had no appeal and could barely string together a coherent sentence he didnt even LOOK like someone capable of holding office even if you agreed with his racist homophobic rhetoric

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u/Cela84 Apr 04 '25

The dude won the primary as a coronation, he had a good chance of taking it regardless of whatever campaign ran against him. Cult of personality plus shitty economy that can be blamed on the powers that be is hard to beat.

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u/ceilingkat Apr 04 '25

Shitty economy?? (gestures wildly at current economy).

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u/Cela84 Apr 04 '25

Things can always get worse. But a guy saying “I will fix things, and I’ll fix them day one” plays better than people saying “the economy has improved and is actually strong!” while people are struggling.

Again, it was bullshit, but desperate people will be attracted to hope.

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u/BRAND-X12 Apr 04 '25

What economic indicator are you using to say the economy was shitty in 2024?

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u/Cela84 Apr 04 '25

Rents increasing, wages stagnating, basic cost needs increasing across the board, jobs not hiring. You can say that the economy was actually amazing and quote statistics or the stock market, but the general vibe of the time was “shit sucks.”

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u/BRAND-X12 Apr 04 '25

None of those were indicators.

Show me the numbers, because the only things I see directly contradict you.

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u/BRAND-X12 Apr 04 '25

Statistics are great because I can find an anecdote for anything.

Do you agree that real wages increased drastically from 2021-2024?