I dunno about that race vs gender analysis.

Obama sent them into a racist rage, and thats what trump actually campaigned on/what people actually voted on.

Worse still, thats what hes delivering, and conservatives are mostly happy enough to make sacrifices if it means the dark skinned marginalized people get hurt.

No way they don’t undo that before the midterms if they feel they’ll lose.

If that were the case, trumps numbers wouldn’t be similar to the prior election while Harris’s numbers were notably lower.

If you even get to 2028, good luck.

Harris was just Biden extended and I think the lack of voter turnout amongst democrats despite the stakes showed what a big disadvantage being a woman is.

The fact 2016 popular vote was close was crazy, but then you have a (half) black woman?

I dunno.

She’s one of the best already in the system, but she’s nowhere as quick quitted or ready on her feet as Mamdani, and more than that, unless they get the house and a super majority in the senate, it’s going to be very hard for her to promise things that will actually come true.

All of that of course has the background where the US might very well not have a 2028 election, especially if they don’t have a massive change in power in the 2026 mid terms.

I would love it. I would love a coloured woman in the top position as a direct pendulum swing back from Trump, but I am also pragmatic and I’m not sure the racism wouldn’t win over actually having a more progressive platform.

I must then ask, as someone not familiar with Irish politics.

Are they wrong? Does she actually want to leave the EU and or NATO?

I think it’s more like, from a corrupt rich politicians perspective, no matter what they run as, their goals are most often aligned with Conservatives.

Their backers want lower taxes and more handouts, and so the most they’re willing to go is “moderate”.

Then, the people are forced to pick between the “moderate” and the fucks the country up but “at least is racist” option, and somehow many pick the latter.

Partially because we allow every decent company that pops up here to be bought out by Americans.

We can’t trust any negotiations we make with him long term anyways.

Quite frankly, in the absolute best case scenario, we have to hunker down, diversify trade, bolster our support systems, and hope to high heavens that our neighbours start back taking their lithium.

parties kinda cant really afford not to take donations from gambling companies.

Can they not?

Is spending so linked that its such a direct ratio?

If so, how are you not already completely owned by corporations?

Inherently then, anyone actually trying to improve the country must pick some lobbyist groups to exclude no?

Seriously, these are a crazy mix of viewpoints.

What in the world are these self defeating mixes of opinions.

I don’t think any human being of good health could hold those opinions simultaneously and in good faith.

It truly is absurd to see Germany slowly slipping backwards.

Once the US breaks, all hell will probably break lose in Germany, especially since Im imagining a lot of countries will be trying to make concessions to appease full blown fascist US.

Russia is losing a war, but ultimately it seems they’re going to win, not through weapons, but corruption.

Fitting for Russia really.

If this tip of the iceberg is already so damming I can’t even imagine how horrible this ring must have been.