Half the country sees former President Donald Trump as a fascist, amplifying concerns raised in recent days by Vice President Kamala Harris and past members of Trump’s own administration. Far fewer in a new ABC News/Ipsos poll level the same charge against Harris.

Nearly two-thirds also say Trump often departs from the truth, again more than say so about Harris. But Harris gets more criticism than Trump for pandering for votes by promoting policies she doesn’t intend to carry out – underscoring challenges for both candidates as the fur flies in their increasingly heated presidential race.

  • pivot_root@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

    My hypothesized order of scapegoats is:

    • Non-cis gender identity
    • Sexual orientation
    • Neurodivergence
    • Race
    • Women
    • Wealth

    They can’t be too obvious about the end state being the rich having absolute domination over the poor, nor can they jump straight to demographics that have historically fought for equal rights.

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      29 days ago

      You forgot people of color and people who don’t hold an ever-narrowing definition of correct religious faith. And people belonging to unions.