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James48

(4,622 posts) Wed Nov 6, 2024, 05:47 AM Nov 6

Trump wins the White House in political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters [View all]

Source: AP News —. AP calls the race

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts.

With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency.

The victory validates his bare-knuckle approach to politics. He attacked his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, in deeply personal - often misogynistic and racist - terms as he pushed an apocalyptic picture of a country overrun by violent migrants. The coarse rhetoric, paired with an image of hypermasculinity, resonated with angry voters - particularly men - in a deeply polarized nation.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/america-reaches-election-day-stark-112851056.html

AP calls the Presidency for Trump

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Trump wins the White House in political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters [View all] James48 Nov 6 OP

"survived two assassination attempts" Botany Nov 6 #1

Needs a freedom seed. Or 2. nt cactusfractal Nov 6 #2

So the polls were disappointingly accurate but we didn't want to believe it IronLionZion Nov 6 #3

I feel sick Rizen Nov 6 #4

Misogyny played a central role wolfie001 Nov 6 #11

Agree. They managed to get it together & vote for Obama twice. TBF Nov 6 #30

Thanks for agreeing wolfie001 Nov 6 #31

Remember what Benjamin Franklin said, when colorado_ufo Nov 6 #12

Help me make sense of this Snoopy 7 Nov 6 #5

Packed stadiums don't win elections. That was one of the discussions on MSNBC at some point today. jimfields33 Nov 6 #27

Wisconsin? WTF? mountain grammy Nov 6 #6

The Wisconsin Democrat chair INdemo Nov 7 #35

That was just too easy for Trump INdemo Nov 6 #7

Agree crimycarny Nov 6 #14

What "appeal" to "frustrated voters"? Montauk6 Nov 6 #8

I wish I could understand exactly what they're frustrated about. Lonestarblue Nov 6 #16

Grocery prices went down but not enough. jimfields33 Nov 6 #28

Groceries and most importantly GAS are still high The Mouth Nov 7 #38

How do you propose lowering the price of all groceries without instituting price controls? SunSeeker Nov 8 #40

Screw PG&E and screw anyone who doesn't think they are thieves. The Mouth Nov 8 #41

So you want Soviet style price controls on gas and electricity? SunSeeker Nov 8 #42

Frustrated or just plain stupid? ificandream Nov 6 #9

The maga morons want price relief with food and housing so they elect a shyster rip-off artist wolfie001 Nov 6 #10

Most Americans have not experienced living under a regime or know what it's like to live under one. The majority are onetexan Nov 6 #13

Very true wolfie001 Nov 6 #17

We will all rue the day we let Trump back into the Oval Office. Lasher Nov 6 #15

The "frustrated voters" DemonGoddess Nov 6 #18

Failure of Black and Hispanic HighFired49 Nov 6 #29

"In the end, the election was about despair." TheRickles Nov 6 #19

sorry, exactly HOW does Trump fix DESPAIR? Skittles Nov 6 #23

He harnesses the emotion but doesn't address or resolve the cause. TheRickles Nov 6 #24

HE IS A FUCKING CON MAN Skittles Nov 6 #25

Yep. TheRickles Nov 6 #26

I call B.S. SpikeDash Nov 6 #20

Also impeached twice and was adjudicated for sexual assault..... Let's just add that in to. Didn't matter at all. Evolve Dammit Nov 6 #21

ROOTED IN SEXISM AND RACISM Skittles Nov 6 #22

I hate headlines like this! Idiotic, racist, sexist bigoted voters.. ananda Nov 7 #32

A frustrated voter whose idea of making things better is to elect a spoiled infant. OldBaldy1701E Nov 7 #33

Don't know who wrote the headline for this post; Dyedinthewoolliberal Nov 7 #34

LOL, they think they are frustrated now 4catsmom Nov 7 #36

Yup, give them 4 years of trump and see how frustrated they are. republianmushroom Nov 7 #37

"Frustrated voters" aka MRAs, incels, and racists/xenophobes. n/t valleyrogue Nov 7 #39