• Jaysyn@kbin.social
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    8 months ago

    Probably because nationally the Democrats have been beating polls by 9+ points since Roe V. Wade was overturned.

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    8 months ago

    Hillary was super confident…

    It’s why she lost the 2016 election, she had all the confidence in the world, but that alone doesn’t make someone a good candidate

    Someone that acts confident when they shouldn’t, is colloquially known as a “conman”. Because what they’re selling isn’t worth buying, you’re just buying it off their confidence in themselves, which is very rarely based on reality.

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      8 months ago

      Someone that acts confident when they shouldn’t, is colloquially known as a “conman”.

      No, that’s incorrect.

      A “con man” aka Confidence Trickster is a grifter who gains your confidence in order to scam you.

      Having false confidence in itself does not mean someone is necessarily a swindler. It could just be that they are delusional or misinformed.

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        8 months ago

        They’re not selling a legitimate product service, the only thing rubes are being sold on, is the confidence of the salesperson.

        Biden can be as confident as he wants to be, and some voters may assume that confidence means he’s competent.

        But Hillary was extremely confident she’d win 2016. She shouldn’t have been.

        And that over confidence directly led to her not trying as hard as she could, and voters falsely believing she had it wrapped up and they didn’t need to “hold their nose”.

        Biden and voters need to be realistic about his chances to beat trump, or it will lower his chances to beat trump.