• Taldan@lemmy.world
    6·
    2 days ago

    I find it interesting the right-wing influencers seem like they were primed to claim the election was stolen

    Even Trump isn’t bothering with it. Seems like it was too decisive of a result for them to even try challenging

  • Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    21·
    2 days ago

    Libs of TikTok is the username of various American anti-LGBTQ and far-right social-media accounts operated by Chaya Raichik – Wikipedia

    Just a PSA that it’s a creepy source, so don’t trust it much.

    • skisnow@lemmy.caEnglish
      7·
      2 days ago

      It does explain the weird way that the question answers itself at the end without its author seemingly realising it. There aren’t the numbers to make it mathematically plausible to shift further right if you’re already at that extreme.

      • Taldan@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 days ago

        MAGA people won’t understand that. They’ll just think it’s impossible every county went blue, despite that not being what the chart says

  • aesthelete@lemmy.world
    8·
    3 days ago

    High because it’s difficult to get more people into the cult when there are already so many of them.

    • GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world
      9·
      3 days ago

      Actually, his cult has shrunk. By a lot. It’s been some popcorn-munching fun as a cult survivor.

      … well, in a disaster-movie way, and I hate living in the disaster movie. But nodding and going, “Yep. Yep, you found out your life is a lie. Aaaand there’re the tears, the mental breakdown. Just let it all out, honey.”

  • dismay3915@lemmy.world
    6·
    3 days ago

    My friend said this pattern has happened to every single US president ever except J bush (they lost the midterm elections to the opposing party on their second term). Is there data and facts on it?

      • Hikermick@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 day ago

        Not sure if you’re joking? Those elections didn’t work out for the president’s party Edit: oops I see the Dems gained a few house seats in 98, zero in the senate.

        • booly@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          2 days ago

          Here. 218 is a majority of the 435 seats.

          2026: Current count is at least 40 seats flipped from R to D, from 214 to 254 called, and plausibly 45 flips for 259. President’s party loses the largest number of seats since 1994, loses control of House.

          2022: President’s party loses 9 seats and house control, 222-213.

          2018: President’s party loses 41 seats and House control, 235-199.

          2014: President’s party loses 13 more seats, despite already not having House control, expanding opposition control to 247-188.

          2010: President’s party loses 63 seats and House control, 242-193.

          2006: President’s party loses 31 seats and House control, 233-202.

          2002: President’s party gains 6 seats, expanding House control to 229-204.

          1998: President’s party gains 5 seats, narrowing the opposing party’s control to 223-211.

          1994: President’s party loses 54 seats and House control, 230-204.

          Before that, House elections dynamics were a bit different. National party identity wasn’t as strong, and split ticket voting was more common, so Democrats held House control even as Republicans won the White House 5 out of 6 elections.