Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to pics@lemmy.world · 8 months agoU.S. Inauguration Day in 2009 (Left) and 2017 (Right)sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1593arrow-down122
arrow-up1571arrow-down1imageU.S. Inauguration Day in 2009 (Left) and 2017 (Right)sh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to pics@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up40arrow-down2·edit-28 months ago2021 had very few people because of corona.
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down98·8 months ago 2021 had very few people because of corona Just another day of Biden supporters repeating claims trump supporters used to make. Biden didn’t get elected because people wanted him to be president, he got elected because in the general he was the only option not named trump. Expecting him to draw a crowd like 08 Obama is just ridiculous
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up86arrow-down1·8 months agoThey actively discouraged people from coming because of corona. That’s why it isn’t comparable.
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down26·8 months agoBut even without that stuff, Biden never had what Obama had in 08. People travelled from all over, it was a huge deal and people were literally celebrating in the streets nationwide. Some of that was because we getting rid of GW, but most of it was excitement about Obama. In 2020 there wasn’t excitement from anyone, just relief.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·8 months agoOK… Nobody claimed he would have anything like what Obama had. But the biggest factor for turnout was still covid. It’s weird that you’re turning this into some sort of “man look at blue maga here!” thing.
minus-squareYeetPics@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·edit-28 months agobut whatabout Get some new material you shameless hack. Don’t reply, just downvote you coward
2021 had very few people because of corona.
Just another day of Biden supporters repeating claims trump supporters used to make.
Biden didn’t get elected because people wanted him to be president, he got elected because in the general he was the only option not named trump.
Expecting him to draw a crowd like 08 Obama is just ridiculous
They actively discouraged people from coming because of corona. That’s why it isn’t comparable.
But even without that stuff, Biden never had what Obama had in 08.
People travelled from all over, it was a huge deal and people were literally celebrating in the streets nationwide.
Some of that was because we getting rid of GW, but most of it was excitement about Obama.
In 2020 there wasn’t excitement from anyone, just relief.
OK… Nobody claimed he would have anything like what Obama had.
But the biggest factor for turnout was still covid.
It’s weird that you’re turning this into some sort of “man look at blue maga here!” thing.
but whatabout
Get some new material you shameless hack.
Don’t reply, just downvote you coward