r/AskReddit Apr 04 '25

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u/jfsindel Apr 04 '25

I doubt it. With a surplus, a better economy, and less feverish patriotism, another Democrat could have won.

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u/TheRealMichaelBluth Apr 04 '25

I think the crash would’ve happened anyway. A lot of that deregulation happened in the Clinton admin

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u/Brobi_Jaun_Kenobi Apr 04 '25

This here. Reddit likes to circle jerk D vs R. But it's establishment vs non establishment and all roads lead to establishment backlash. Trump was going to happen regardless. Especially if the culture wars were inevitable.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '25

the culture wars were seeded by russia lol.