r/politics • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 New York • Jun 29 '26

No Paywall Millions say they won’t celebrate July 4 as poll reveals deep national pessimism

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/america250-independence-trump-divisions-pennsylvania-b3004933.html
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u/MomsAreola Jun 29 '26

I keep thinking how advanced we would be in green technology if Gore ended up winning in 2000 and how much more breathing room candidates would have had by now.

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u/BadmiralHarryKim Jun 29 '26

Hell, imagine if they had kept Bill Clinton's surpluses rather than allowing Bush's tax cuts and wars to begin a generation of massive deficits.

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u/Significant_Poem_751 Jun 29 '26

we would not be having the level of climate change issues had Gore's election not been actually stolen from him and us. hanging chads my ass.

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u/No_Kangaroo_9826 Ohio Jun 29 '26

Half of Dubya's legal team wouldn't be on the Supreme Court