[cpwright]

I think that the median US voter likely did not want this.

With two candidates and a variety of issues, you are very likely going to have to compromise on something. You can support Trump's immigration policy, DOGE efforts, and more; without thinking that the US should help Putin restore the Soviet Union.

Personally, I could not bring myself to vote for either of the presidential candidates. I only voted on the down ballot races.

[CobaltFire]

Then you own this as much as someone who voted for it.

Abstention just buys you ownership of whatever happens, regardless of who wins.

[onlyrealcuzzo]

People are wildly out of touch with where the far right is and how big of a movement it is.

Sure, maybe not 51% of the country wanted this. But I would be shocked if it's less than 38%.

That number is FAR too large.

[Judgmentality]

> Personally, I could not bring myself to vote for either of the presidential candidates.

You really looked at both candidates and decided both were equally bad?

[cpwright]

Yes. They are bad in very different ways.

Trump has no moral compass; and the only thing that matters is his ego.

Harris had domestic policy that I almost universally disagree with.

I did vote in the primary, but it didn't matter at that point because the only other option was Haley. I would have been enthusiastic about any other Republican primary candidate.

[kelnos]

> I think that the median US voter likely did not want this.

I can't speak to the level of public support for Ukraine, though it seems most Trump supporters don't really care about Ukraine and want the US to stop spending money on foreign wars. Despite anecdotes about Trump voters being upset by executive branch cuts, polling suggests ~95% of Trump voters are ok with or actively pleased with his gutting of the government.

The median US voter does want this.

> Personally, I could not bring myself to vote for either of the presidential candidates.

Then you voted for Trump, in that case. If you can vote, and don't, then that's tacit approval of what voters choose.

[nuancebydefault]

Greenland and Gaza are just minor exceptions that confirm the rule, right.

There's one thing T cares about. T.

Zelenski said bad things about him to the dems. Noughty Zelenski, let's publicly humiliate him with the help of my dog V.