…Initial evidence suggests that, in a rematch between Biden and Trump, a No Labels and/or West campaign could pull marginal support from Biden and subtly shift the election toward Trump. Whether this would actually make for a potential spoiler, though, is a different question: History — and common sense — suggest that these possible third-party candidates would be most likely to affect the outcome if the overall race were close. But in our deeply divided political era, close elections have been the norm, which makes a spoiler candidacy a live possibility…

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    1 year ago

    All I saw were legions of already existing fascists, nationalists, and other bigots feeling like society was “finally” on “their” side. Growing up in rural America, I didn’t feel like Trump rallied a userbase that didn’t exist before, but rather he rallied them in the way they’ve been wanting to get rallied since they lost Jim Crow laws.

    About 30% of the United States wishes the Civil War ended differently and always has…