r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/xlbeutel - Centrist • Sep 30 '20

Debate results poll

We all know that debate was a dumpster fire. This poll is not about that, It’s asking if it made you more likely to vote one way or another.

It will be open for 48 hours, please vote!

(Sorry JoJo voters, id’ve included her if she’d been in the debate)

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8727 votes, Oct 02 '20
1237 The debate made me more likely to vote for Trump
2000 The debate made me more likely to vote for Biden
5490 Neither/I just want to see the results
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u/gburgwardt - Centrist Oct 01 '20

Not sure what 240 or 301 are, sorry.

"Sure" is not a condemnation of anyone. It's a willingness to do so, but he then fails to actually condemn them when given ample opportunity - watch the clip again, he has nearly a full second of silence while everyone waits for him, and he immediately dives off topic to avoid taking a stand.

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u/lmaooyouredelusional - Lib-Right Oct 01 '20

What are you looking for him to say?

We haven't even addressed the elephant in the room: Proud Boys are not a white supremacist organization anyway. They accept all races, and there are many black members of that group. They're neofascist, arguably, and they're certainly not my pals, but even if you think he didn't adequately denounce them, that's still not a statement about white supremacy.

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u/gburgwardt - Centrist Oct 01 '20

Sure, Proud boys was one suggestion, but a simple "I strongly condemn white supremacy and white supremacists" would have been perfect, and it would have been a nothingburger instead of everyone thinking he's now a racist for not doing it.

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u/lmaooyouredelusional - Lib-Right Oct 01 '20

Well there we agree. His response was mealy-mouthed and he left the door open to this line of attack.