I just got off the phone with someone I work with who has full-blown TDS. His philosophy is Orange Man Bad. Now, keep in mind he has no idea I’m a Trump supporter – it would jeopardize my employment if he did know. But I spoke with him for about 15 minutes about his thoughts on the election.
These are the rantings of a mad man…
On who is going to win today: He firmly believes Biden. He cites 538, RCP average, and all the polls have shown a consistent lead for Biden – even more consistent of a lead than what they showed for Hillary he says. There is no way Biden can lose today in his mind. (Yes, folks. He is 100% believing the polls. He’s never even heard of the “shy Trump voter” I mentioned or the pollsters who correctly called 2016 which I also brought up.)
On Biden vs Hillary: He says the Clinton’s had baggage. However, he says that it’s so hard to not like “Joe.” Joe is “pretty milquetoast” and neutral so he doesn’t ruffle anyone’s feathers. (I don’t even know where to begin on this one…)
On what Biden will do: He says Biden will bring people together. Obviously, all this violence that has been happening is the fault of violent militias and white supremacists. With Biden elected, we won’t have all this division and hate. (So in his mind, Trump is the one causing the fits of rage. Not the left who has been hysterical since he was elected. It’s Trump supporters burning down cities in his mind. It’s Trump supporters who caused the division in Congress. Everything is Trump’s fault.)
On what Trump will do: This is where things go very dark. He is afraid Trump is going to try to be like Kim Jong Un. He believes Trump will falsely try to claim victory tonight (Election Day) and call in the military like a coupe. He cited some “Georgia Militia” that is going to start killing people if Trump loses and will cause a civil war. He’s also afraid because “Trump people have all the guns.”
On what he’ll do if Trump wins: He’s seriously considering moving out of the country. He doesn’t think he can take more Trump. (This guy is a total pussy, he’ll take what daddy gives him.)
SUMMARY: There’s a lot of self-soothing and denial happening today on the left. Don’t get me wrong, I’m anxious too, but the flat out denial of reality is actually happening on the left. There are going to be a lot of people shocked after today.
"On what Trump will do: This is where things go very dark. He is afraid Trump is going to try to be like Kim Jong Un. He believes Trump will falsely try to claim victory tonight (Election Day) and call in the military like a coupe. "
They are mentally ill and can't be reasoned with b/c they're operating under delusions. Reasoning with them just reinforces their delusions b/c they don't trust you as a good actor.
Sounds like a typical /r/politics shill
He was quoting CNN too. So, you know... there's that.
I commend you. I can't last more than five minutes talking to crazy people. I don't know how you do it.
I just listened to him go, then would ask questions. "What do you think of those polls with the 'shy Trump voter'?" Or, 'do you think Trump pulling thousands of people to his rallies is a sign of anything?'"
You know, just inquiring where I could.