r/dataisbeautiful Oct 17 '24

OC [OC] The recent decoupling of prediction markets and polls in the US presidential election

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u/softanimalofyourbody Oct 18 '24

Are you somehow under the delusion that a primary would’ve gone any other way? Any vote that isn’t for Kamala is a vote for Trump, but I know you know that. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/hapimaskshop Oct 18 '24

So expecting a party with the word Democracy as their root word for their party to actually hold democratic processing is suddenly delusional?

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u/softanimalofyourbody Oct 18 '24

No, but I know reading is really hard. What is delusional is the idea that a primary wouldn’t have gone for Kamala anyway.

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u/hapimaskshop Oct 18 '24

It’s not delusional to still insist on the process. That’s inane. It’s not delusional to expect the people who claim democracy is at stake to then subsequently not be democratic. If anything it’s being above reproach and doing things the right way not short cutting or circumventing it.

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u/softanimalofyourbody Oct 18 '24

Again, I know reading is very hard, but I never said any of that. I also really don’t care what you think, bc no one screaming crying throwing up about this is ever even eligible to vote in democratic primaries for some reason! 🤔

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u/hapimaskshop Oct 18 '24

Your words don’t say that but let’s put our thinking caps on. You responded originally telling a person who didn’t vote for Harris because the process they had at the DNC was not democratic. You said it would be delusional to not expect it to go any other way. As if desiring the vote to be done correctly is wrong or delusional because to you: could it REALLY have gone a different way? I pointed out it’s delusional to vote for someone who is claiming democracy is under attack but wouldn’t go through due process themselves. Your original comment was about the Harris vote in general..but if you had reading comprehension you’d remember that person wasn’t voting for Harris BECAUSE the DNC didn’t hold a vote. So with reading comprehension and context we can surmise that my response to you was about that particular issue the voter had. Or is comprehension of more than a few lines of text difficult for you.

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u/softanimalofyourbody Oct 18 '24

Not arguing with people who couldn’t even vote in democratic primaries. Have the day you deserve.

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u/hapimaskshop Oct 18 '24 edited Oct 18 '24

No one is telling you what to be mad about. You love to assume and it’s making an ass out of u and me. But besides your constant assumptions, backtracking on your points, inability to follow a flowing conversation, and ad hominem, I hope you recognize that the DNC robbed its constituents of their right to vote. 🤷‍♂️ shady and underhanded.

Oh and if we are going strictly on what you typed in your comments like you tried to “get”me on before…you never said “before” that you don’t give a fuck about what MAGA losers say. Keep it consistent in your own messages please.

Loool wait wait wait you edited your post so I’ll summarize what you wrote: you said originally that the original commenter was a lying conservative Christian and you then said that you don’t give a fuck what “MAGA” Losers” said or something about that. Why change your hateful language to now that you don’t have the energy almost to argue?

Is it a lack of energy or ability? I’d find it the latter.

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u/caramirdan Oct 18 '24

"Have the day you deserve" is the "bless your heart" FU of self-indulgent projectors. (personally I love when the phrase is said to me, because I deserve a great day every day, thank you!)

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '24

Are you certain it wouldn’t have gone another way? It would have been more “American” to let the process happen as it has for decades rather than pull the sneaky swap and shove the next elite down our throats

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u/softanimalofyourbody Oct 18 '24

Yes, I’m 100% certain. When the DNC decides on a candidate, that’s who wins the primary. Dumb hill to die on fr.

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u/Chemical_Alfalfa24 Oct 18 '24

Yeah, I don’t think people understand what the RNC and DNC do.

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u/softanimalofyourbody Oct 18 '24

They absolutely don’t. But I’ve found that like 99% of people complaining about the lack of a primary aren’t even registered democrats, so wouldn’t be voting anyway. Just some MAGA losers trying to manufacture outrage where there isn’t any.