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When Biden loses in November we will all know why. People will continue to bitch, moan, and complain that everyone needs to hold their nose and vote for the lesser of two evils. But the reality is that approach has never worked, and only serves to further increase voter apathy.
Donald Trump is going to win precisely because it is necessary for him to avoid the consequences of his actions. He will do whatever is necessary to fight to that end, and he will ultimately be successful because failure is not an option.
The Democratic establishment has not truly internalized this. They do not seriously care about winning enough to stop playing politics, and start winning votes. They feel entitled to our votes because they believe we are a captive audience. They believe we have no other choice. But the fact of the matter is that is not good enough to muster the fervent level of support that is going to be necessary in November.
We will continue to hear over and over again that the polls don't matter. Do not believe your lying eyes. Fixate on the bread and media circus of the Jerry Springer-esque saga of Trump's most current legal drama, all the while they continue to give him billions of dollars in free advertising. We have seen this all before, and we know how it ends. Donald Trump will be President again, and we can all thank the same pretentious, elitist, self-entitled horse shit that the Democratic party has been shoveling down our fucking throats for years.
They are bought and paid for by their corporate overlords, and the open secret has always been that they would rather give in to total fascism than allow the Overton window to be drug even one fucking inch to the left.
I don't outright disagree with anything you said but the saving grace could be the campaign money. Trump is counting on his personality cult to carry him through the media circus of publicity while his finances go to court fees. Money can win elections and so far Bidens winning the money race. I wouldn't know how to quantify that money advantage though, so who knows if its enough.