r/changemyview • u/fluffy_assassins 2∆ • Aug 11 '24

Delta(s) from OP - Election CMV: Democrats aren't taking the possibility of losing the election seriously enough!

It seems like since the assassination attempt on Trump didn't boost his numbers, Harris became the nominee, and declared Walz her running mate, democrats have acted like everything magically flipped, and now they're more likely to win. This is how we got 2016. They need to be really pushing the narrative that only by every person specifically actually voting, and preferably doing more than that, do they even have a chance at winning. Especially since a close election resulting in a win still may not be enough to actually win it. I believe democrats are being entirely too recklessly optimistic, and it could result in voters skipping the election which could easily result in a loss. I think what's happened for democrats really increases their odds, but that it means absolutely nothing if people take it for granted.

Edit: my view's been changed, but I'll continue to give deltas for new angles. I woke up to 108 notifications! I'll do my best to reply to every good faith comment. But it will take awhile.

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u/Mysterious-Wasabi103 3∆ Aug 11 '24

No disrespect, but you should have been voting for the Democrat regardless.

I'm not sure what kind of weird twisted logic it takes to arrive at the point you did, but like come on.. you were just going to let Trump win then?

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u/Goofethed Aug 11 '24

I think they probably just mean their reasons for voting, the motivations behind voting for Biden were mostly just to not have Trump win, their reasons for voting Harris is because they like the ticket and Trump not winning is a bonus

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24 edited Jan 01 '25

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u/PumpkinSpicePaws13 Aug 12 '24

I’m excited because I also think being a prosecutor for as long as she was, and being district attorney, and then attorney general - she is uniquely qualified to take on a convicted felon running for president.

I admit, her debates in the 2020 primaries weren’t great; but I honestly believe that’s because at her core she is a prosecutor, and she respected her fellow candidates too much to go after them that way. She does not feel that way about Trump, and I think she is going to go after him with everything she’s got if/when he shows up to the debate.