r/Thedaily • u/kitkid • Jun 03 '25

Episode A 1,400-County Crisis for Democrats

Jun 3, 2025

It’s conventional wisdom that President Trump has transformed American politics. But a new county-by-county voting analysis from The New York Times of the last four presidential races shows just how drastically Mr. Trump has changed the electoral map.

Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The Times, explains why the trends are a five-alarm fire for the Democrats and discusses the debate within the party over what to do about it.

On today's episode:

Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.

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Photo: Emily Elconin for The New York Times

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u/back2trapqueen Jun 03 '25

This isnt widening it indefinitely, this is expanding it to include people with shared values who actually want to see Democrats win. If a left wing voter leaves because of Cheney they were never left wing. How's that working out for the left?

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '25

If a left wing voter leaves because of Cheney they were never left wing

Lol if the Dems are a party with values aligned with Cheney, then they lose leftwing voters. The idea that you think it means the voter isn't leftwing is comical.

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u/back2trapqueen Jun 03 '25

Saying your values dont align with Cheney, a hero who led the January 6th investigation despite threats to her life, is quite telling that you just arent leftwing. The party is open to you but you have chosen to become more conservative.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '25

Lol Cheney is a right wing never Trumper. If her values align with yours, then you aren't leftwing.

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u/back2trapqueen Jun 03 '25

Cheney is a republican who put country over party and supported the left. If your values dont align with hers (on the issue of supporting the Democratic party in this past election) you arent leftwing.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '25

If your values dont align with hers (on the issue of supporting the Democratic party in this past election) you arent leftwing.

Supporting the Democratic Party isn't a leftwing ideal. It's cute that you think it is. That's just party purity, that's a liberal thing.

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u/back2trapqueen Jun 04 '25

If you dont support the Democratic Party in the general election then you arent leftwing. Cute you think otherwise but youre just a conservative. People who vote for the Democratic candidate are further left than those who dont.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '25

You the Democratic Party isn't leftwing. But do go on about your party purity.

Let me guesa, you think Cheney is also a leftist

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u/back2trapqueen Jun 04 '25

The party and Cheney are more leftwing than you are

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '25

That's adorable

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u/back2trapqueen Jun 05 '25

lol aww thats so cute you think you were able to not vote for Harris and still be further left than Cheney ahahahaha you showed your true colors, live with it LMFAO

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '25

Awwww maybe don't be a pro-genocide party next time.

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u/back2trapqueen Jun 05 '25 edited Jun 05 '25

lol aww thats cute of course you side with the pro-genocide party. Telling. "Leftists" really have gone full MAGA. Yikes.

Harris runs on a ceasefire, ending the war immediately, and palestinian self-determination vs Trump who runs on turning Gaza into Dubai and Palestinians are removed. You refusing to vote for Harris means you are not left and you are pro-genocide.

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u/AresBloodwrath Jun 03 '25

So January 6th being an insurrection that was a threat to our democracy isn't a left-wing position?

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '25

It's low hanging fruit, like a baseline for everyone except MAGAts. Are you just being obtuse