Explaining the 2020 U.S. Election - Four Theories of Victory

[@smaimth]

"This makes the Democratic Candidate technically the safest pony to bet on" Actually it's a donkey

[@ryanmiller9898]

And what an ass he is 😂

[@myman8336]

Jack ass

[@cronicscream]

lol

[@btat16]

Who in the past thought a donkey would be a great symbol for a party...

[@smaimth]

@@btat16 I know, so fitting that the Democrats symbol is an ass, whoever did it had the last laugh

[@Atlasvibranium]

JJ is beginning to look like a radical nineteenth century politician with that haircut

[@aneesh2115]

He needs a beard. A big one

[@wiggumsdonut4158]

-Karl Marx intensifies-

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

@@aneesh2115 please no

[@oliverhees4076]

@@aneesh2115 or a longer hipster stache

[@SappieLive]

But... have you seen him with a moustache? Now that’s a 19th century man

[@acasualcactus5878]

The Four Parts of JJ. •The Moustache (RIP) •The Hair •The Incredibly stereotypical Canadian Accent •Francophobia

[@thesponge3535]

Don't forget his love of America. Not saying that's a bad thing, but it's part of his personality.

[@archdukefranzferdinand567]

Why is he scared of Francisco Franco?

[@artman7780]

Lol. Isn’t it more Québécophobia than Francophobia? Just asking.

[@JJMcCullough]

@@archdukefranzferdinand567 Well he did kill a lot of people.

[@arandomlanguagenerd1869]

And a Certain Queen phobia

[@bobbaconofficial7462]

Biden has an unenthusiastic majority, Trump has an enthusiastic minority.

[@DeathBone4656]

Thats what I thought in 2016,Trump is Caeser,Controversial,flawed yet talented,Clinton is Pompey,The establishment and status quo,Caeser was a minority somewhat but an invigorated one,Pompey was a majority but a somewhat meh enthusiasm.Caeser won

[@ComradeYinkai]

Biden's supports are enthusiastically anti-Trump, however.

[@alexeimoshonka]

Buddy if you look at Rasmussen today, one of the only polls to get it right in 2016, Trump has support among African Americans which would be a huge death blow to Bidens largest base. Trump probably has a majority among people who will be more likely to vote

[@DeathBone4656]

@@alexeimoshonka Well what shocked everyone was the amount of women that voted for him considering you know.I really think Trump might win in 2020

[@bobbaconofficial7462]

@@ComradeYinkai They are unenthusiastic for Biden himself though

[@noakhstrelec8478]

I have never seen such a civilized comment section about politics and elections. This is nice

[@tktru]

It’s almost Bob Ross-level positive. Go look at his videos. Not a single negative comment.

[@lazergurka-smerlin6561]

They are the nice radicals

[@samuelb7546]

It's a diamond in the rough of KZbin channels.

[@My_Take]

Let's keep it that way. Having said that, I'm not confident of a Joe Biden victory. Found a good video explaining why Joe Biden will lose the election: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKrJp6yGit2SmLs

[@winter-qb5bs]

They’re Canadians, what did you expect?

[@mr.blonde8808]

Imagine Jesse Ventura as President. That would just make this world even weirder. Two Wrestling figures as President while the WWE collapses. Eventually Vince MacMahon becomes the 47th President of the United States. There is an annual Slam fest between the GOP and the Dems. The latest being Bernie Sanders up against Zombie Reagan.

[@jakubpociecha8819]

I'm not sure if I'd be able to imagine that ever happen

[@mathematicalcowboy3166]

That is the most American thing I’ve ever heard

[@BradyPostma]

By 2028 or 2032, Sanders might be a zombie, too.

[@silverdarlin]

McMahon will cash in his 'President in the Bank' contract, pin Ventura on his inauguration day, and become President himself

[@stoutyyyy]

Eventually resulting in President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho

[@marodriba]

2020: “The Democrats have a near lock on the presidency” The Voter: “Hey I’ve heard this one before!”

[@JJMcCullough]

Liam Balul Does this mean Republicans have a near lock on the presidency?

[@jl63023]

@@JJMcCullough That's what the media kept saying leading up to the 2016 election. NYT even had Clinton with a 99% chance of winning.

[@krombopulos_michael]

@@jl63023 NYT gave her 91%. HuffPo gave her 99%. 538 had her at just 72%.

[@Kolby6661]

@@JJMcCullough No it does not confirm the inverse it just simply means we get fake or incomplete facts preached to us by the big media and whatnot.

[@kappadarwin9476]

@@jl63023 Trump was a wildcard, people wanted change and thought Trump's success or image of it would make it happen. Now that Trump is no longer a newcomer he lost that freshness appeal that made him interesting. We no longer wonder what a Trump presidency would look like, such cynicism has left many voters regretful and has given democrats a new lease on life because Republicans have for eight years built themselves up to be this grandiose party of moral and fiscal responsibility and Trump systematically exposed the Republicans for who they really are. A party of self serving opportunists who use a weak president to get what they want.

[@jfrfilms6697]

comments: peace was always an option replies: peace was never an option

[@LoserBroProductions]

Eat malarkey you four faced whipper snapper

[@takashi.mizuiro]

noooooooooo

[@ordinaryperson-my7qr]

I mean... That makes sense Whenever there is politics, there will be different opinions, right Pretty normal

[@sebastiancastilla74]

I was the real winner!!

[@overthecounterbeanie]

I'm jealous of JJ's mind, and his hair.

[@Mrchair-bk5ns]

His hair is Timothee Chalamet levels. I just can't fathom.

[@JJMcCullough]

@@Mrchair-bk5ns #goals

[@alexey926]

@@JJMcCullough I love when I peruse your older videos how your hair/facial hair will suddenly change but your charming personality and interesting perspective make me think, "Yep, this is still the JJ I love!"

[@Mrchair-bk5ns]

@@JJMcCullough It's so nice to get a reply from you. When I recognized your hairstyle was similar to Timothee Chalamet's, I recognized that it had that British female-conservative hairstyle which Margaret Thatcher famously styled herself as during her tenure. On a side note, I recall that people have noticed that similarity in Timothee. Check it out this article pointing it out: www.teenvogue.com/story/timothee-chalamet-hair-twin-twitter You should make a video on the subject of politician hairstyles or about that history. Male politician all have the same hair do, for example. It should be interesting. Btw, Ramadan Kareem J.J.!

[@georgebardsley7129]

J.J. McCullough Any chance we shall see ur glorious moustache in this time of quarantine?

[@camohawk6703]

South Park was right. there are Canadians who say "A Boot"

[@johnbrowne3950]

Very few really.

[@E4439Qv5]

"rally aroond the leader"

[@keller6420]

This guy is the only one I have ever heard say it like this. Canadians generally say "a-bOut" like a boat on the water. We use the same sound in outside, mouth, pouch and house. We pronounce them all with an o, while Americans generally pronounce them with an a. The way he says it blows my mind. I've been all over canada, never heard it said this way.

[@E4439Qv5]

@@keller6420 ...So, when you leave the house, you go "oatside?"

[@keller6420]

@@E4439Qv5 lol yes thats exactly how we say it. same for house.

[@karensimon876]

As a card carrying New Democrat of forty years standing, you are the first conservative commentator to logically look at the political landscape in a manner that is well thought out and without the emotion and dog whistles that most modern political pundits use. Much respect.

[@holyromanracist5759]

He's Conservative?

[@baalsagol346]

wait, he's a conservative?!?!

[@holyromanracist5759]

@@baalsagol346 Probably a European/Canadian conservative. They're significantly to the Left of US Conservatives.

[@baalsagol346]

@@holyromanracist5759 I don't really know how politics works there, does this mean he's left or right?

[@holyromanracist5759]

@@baalsagol346 In America, he would be considered on the Left more than likely if my original supposition is correct. However, I don't know for sure.

[@heavypokelover5532]

Come to anarcho primitivism. no more politics, we eat rocks

[@basselwehbe8412]

Jreg approves

[@nobodyherepal3292]

Jreg 2020

[@thelegendaryck]

Grug eat rock, rock only food that don’t live. Grug superior to carnivores and vegans because grug hurt nothing.

[@deleteduser87]

Can u pass the honey mustard

[@cheesebandit6382]

I'm in.

[@Waldzkrieger]

Jeb! is gonna win all 538 electoral votes, mark my words. EDIT: ayo check out my channel for cool vids about politics please my children are starving

[@archdukefranzferdinand567]

please clap

[@Waldzkrieger]

@@archdukefranzferdinand567 please clap

[@arjunbadi6038]

Please clap

[@JJMcCullough]

Boy would my face be red.

[@bumface8350]

Jeb? Jeb....

[@LucasBenderChannel]

You could've created a poll for your viewers, to choose which argument they find the most compelling.

[@MortalWombat4480]

J.J.: Joe Biden is relatively uncontraversial Joe Biden: Hold my... uhhhh...

[@RisXXX]

The Joe Biden Ukraine Scandal Investigation Begins! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqXOnamYmtiamq8

[@RisXXX]

BIDEN NAMED AS ACCUSED CRIMINAL IN UKRAINE COURT!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKWUeaRrfZlgn5I

[@diseaserat4yearsago555]

There are so many bots in here lol

[@RisXXX]

@@diseaserat4yearsago555 You are right Everybody who thinks differently are bots. Can I guess, you want to remove bots, right? Thus, you want to remove everybody who dares to write differently than you do But you are for freedom of speak, right? Everybody has right to speak freely, till they speak what you like.

[@diseaserat4yearsago555]

Sorry I actually thought you were a literal bot going around pasting links and shit to comments because I’ve seen you everywhere.

[@twrampage]

Four Theories of Victory Kanye West: "Hold my beer!"

[@MrStephen182]

He's never ever becoming President and he's mad to think he ever will. He killed of the getting the black vote as he said something as offence as black people caused their own slavery. He's never coming back from a remark like that, never.

[@twrampage]

@@MrStephen182 Not saying he would ever have a chance to win but he's hurting Biden by running which is a whole new scenario. I don't know what it is he said but if it was that black people often enslaved their own then he's factually correct. A lot of the slaves from Africa were enslaved by their own people or local enemies.

[@lachlanchester8142]

The host of the apprentice won so you never know

[@marshallemmet1366]

I would say "It ain't happening" but knowing that trump got in office I will not be surprised by anything.

[@cowfat8547]

@@MrStephen182 except he never said that black people cause their own slavery

[@skaftonmd8916]

Best part of Saturday is having another J.J. video to watch!

[@alexey926]

One of the only ways I can keep track of the days of the week anymore, haha!

[@Dagoroth55]

It's Saturday?

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

@@alexey926 me too. I've set aside days of the week to listen to certain artist I like (e.g. Pink Floyd Friday, Led Zeppelin Saturday), otherwise I wouldn't know whether I'm coming or going lol

[@Brick-Life]

sunday for me

[@Frittin762]

“White people living in rural areas” Me who lives on a reservation in which everyone is a conservative: *B R U H*

[@jidk6565]

Statistically That's pretty neato

[@holyromanracist5759]

@Anzu Wyliei If ya wanna make the world a better place take a look at yourself and make a change woooo!

[@holyromanracist5759]

Yea that was pretty much the only area I disagreed with this guy on he seemed pretty objective on everything else.

[@holyromanracist5759]

@Anzu Wyliei No, it's a Michael Jackson quote! I thought it fit the advice you were trying to give him well. :)

[@dwaynepeters4520]

What are the political leanings of native Americans as a whole? Are they on average more liberal or conservative?

[@callumedwards4003]

Finally some in the middle nuanced political analysis, more of this please.

[@johnatkinson6148]

#QAnon #WWG1WGA #GreatAwakening #outofshadowsofficial

[@mr_unreachable5700]

Honestly this was pretty biased on saying things like banning all muslims. Because in TRUTH he actually never said that statement. Or ever committed any collusion with Russia. Just read the attorney general's report.

[@cellceair8772]

@@johnatkinson6148 LOL okay enjoy your obviously anti-semitic theories (and I am sure racist didn't read much part the parts that hate me)

[@AngloGibbon]

Cellceair anti-semitic yet all the left wing parties are going through an anti-semitic phase especially in the UK

[@itsblitz4437]

@@mr_unreachable5700 what about banning Muslim majority countries?

[@jpg99999]

One thing I'm going to push back on is the point about Americans being "moderates". Though most Americans would self identify as "moderates," this has very little to do with what policies they support or what politicians they vote for. Whether an American self identifies as a "moderate, liberal, or conservative" will not necessarily give you a clear picture of their ideology because Americans absolutely suck with political labels.

[@OHYS]

Couldn't agree more

[@OrigamiMaster06]

I actually disagree. I think that the vast majority of Americans are moderates. I think the reason why this theory is the best one is that if you have two candidates that are radical, then all the moderate left will vote left because they hate the other (radical) right more and vise versa. If you have a radical right candidate (Trump) and a moderate left candidate (Biden) then, the moderate right may switch sides because they hate the radical right more than the moderate left.

[@jpg99999]

@@OrigamiMaster06 That was the case for a time. From the late 80's to the early 2000's, basically the Reagan/Clinton era, that would certainly describe peoples' general voting patterns, but times have changed. If you look at American's positions on the actual issues, they don't necessarily line up with the picture of how they would label themselves, and how the general political consensus in the US defines "moderate."

[@OrigamiMaster06]

@@jpg99999 I think I may disagree there. I personally believe that the moderates have remained unchanged for the most part on their political outlook. In my opinion, the thing that's changed has been the extreme right and left. They've begun a campaign of political beliefs that don't really align with what their party is supposed to be about but more about their dogmatic views on right and wrong.

[@sticks4632]

Americans value the idea of "unbiased" decision making so many of them identify as moderates because that is the closest you get to "unbiased"

[@Kayvon12321]

3:19 IDENTITY THEFT IS NOT A JOKE JJ. MILLIONS OF FAMILIES SUFFER EVERY YEAR

[@tktru]

*MICHAEL*

[@LucasBenderChannel]

@@tktru oh that's very funny... *MICHAEL!*

[@tomney4460]

Well done, our political views are quite different (I’m progressive and you are conservative) but you stayed neutral to the very end! Well done!

[@TheJudoJoker]

The end result ended up being some combination of all of these.

[@Neon_Plasma]

I think people hate Trump had the strongest effect.

[@Mobium]

@@Neon_Plasma Yeah, the margin was still so narrow that a generic Republican probably would have won quite easily.

[@joshuamathisen5526]

@@Mobium it really wasn't that close. I think a little of both of the first two played a big part.

[@jackclark4960]

“Trump’s approval has gone up amid the coronavirus pandemic” yeah... about that...

[@jonaboktr5269]

Jack Clark No, it has gone down

[@pattygould8240]

This was over 100000 deaths ago.

[@rell0223]

its back up again cus yall cant chill 🤣🤣

[@crumpetcommandos779]

@@jonaboktr5269 That was his point

[@selenophile410]

@@rell0223 huh why

[@ravenlord4]

During crisis, the "Don't change horses in midstream" theme can be pretty powerful. I think all bets are off of conventional theories for 2020 due to Coronavirus. Not only for what's on the voters' minds, but the pure logistics of holding the election itself.

[@krombopulos_michael]

Normally it is, but Trump's approval ratings of how he's handled the virus are dropping, and polls asking voters who they think would handle it better favour Biden greatly. I think the conventional wisdom of not changing in the middle of something works a lot better if the person currently in charge is perceived to be steady and predicable. Trump is generally seen as a much more chaotic figure than almost anyone else in politics.

[@JJMcCullough]

@@krombopulos_michael Those daily press briefings he's been doing with the doctors have been a disaster. They were a good chance for him to project a steady hand, but now it seems like they'll be remembered as forums in which he advocated bleach injections.

[@JeremyKShort]

I really don’t know if people are shifting because of his handling of covid19 or not. I mean, I really seriously can’t tell. I don’t know if it’s a lot of people shifting away from him, or if it’s just those that already didn’t like him simply being more vocal. Conversely, I don’t know if he really has a bunch of supporters, or if the ones that he has are just that much louder. The polls were so useless in 2016 that I don’t want to blindly trust them.

[@dudelehhh]

If there's no elections before January 20, Nancy Pelosi (the speaker of the house) becomes president

[@ravenlord4]

@@dudelehhh The elections will occur on time, as that is constitutionally mandated. It's the logistics that could be a wildcard, like disputes over mail-in balloting, social distance requirements for in-person voting, ballot harvesting, etc.

[@amanmo862]

People often say "I hate trump, BUT his tax cut saved me money" "i hate him, BUT the trade deal was great" "I don't like him, but..."

[@acedianihil8208]

wow, hes obviously a marvick no other president ever did things people liked and didnt like.

[@kazuoua]

From what I've read, only the richest people in US saved significant money with the tax cuts, for most it was negligible to the point they thought they had actually lost more money because they got less reimbursed from IRS, this was of course not necessarily true but goes to show how unlikely is for a Trump hater to tout his tax reform as positive unless s/he happen to be wealthy. The trade deal was great? It's almost identical as the previous NAFTA agreement (I assume that's the one you meant) with few major changes, the only people who could point out the differences are political junkies/nerds or polarized individuals: I Trump no matter what, once again, making it very unlikely you would hear a Trump hater touting his trade deals. I'm a deep Trump hater with libertarian leanings, I don't disagree in principle with his tax reform though I would've preferred he had reduced public spending first as to not blow out the debt out of proportion... which he did. Other than that, I really can't find much to like in him except for one and only ONE thing, that thanks to him Hillary lost!! Which is great but then again, had she won, one of the things I would've liked about her is that thanks to her Trump would've lost... I really hate both of them.

[@random8226]

Conservative here, I really like most of Trump's policies, BUT I don't really like his speaking or common scene skills. I think if he had a robot do his press conferences it would be SUCH a better presidency. [insert inject bleach meme here]

[@kazuoua]

@@random8226 I find it hard to like his policies for many reasons but mainly because I don't think he has a clear vision of where he wants the US to go and because he has shown he doesn't understand even the most basic concepts of the things he's trying to govern like trade deals, national security or public safety. So even if I happened to agree with one of his policies (leaving the Paris agreement, for example) just because I have no idea what his reasoning was and because I honestly believe he's an imbecile, I fear for the consequences of his words and actions in the short and long term.

[@kyokyodisaster4842]

@@random8226 Question Random, what is your overall opinion on his presidency? Positive, negative, or something in between? I can't list it because by the time he got elected I was having a political teenage crisis and couldn't stick what belief I had in the ground for any bit of time.

[@kenbrownnyc]

I’m an American ... I stumbled across your KZbin page and a I’ve watched several of your videos. I am a dual citizen ... my mother was born in Canada, and many members of her family still lives there. Recently, I was able to apply for, and was awarded my Canadian citizenship. With that said, I am learning a great deal about Canadian history and Canadian society from your videos. I thank you for that.

[@connerfrench9724]

The Cartoon you showed for “White Americans that live in Rural areas” was Dwight Schrute

[@piroozfereydouni2013]

lmao I didn't notice, good catch

[@TheMbmdcrew]

And the cartoon he showed for "Evangelical Christians" was Ned Flanders!

[@rachel_sj]

*They’re the same picture*

[@jaysus4316]

Biden probably already forgot that he’s running.

[@DogsBAwesome]

I have no problem with a forgetful President if they have good advisers, better than what is happening now.

[@tomney4460]

brian whittle I know we need an experienced politician who knows what he is doing.

[@himarik4609]

New Jersey Aviation Biden doesn’t

[@DogsBAwesome]

@@himarik4609 compared to Trump Biden is a political genius.

[@venividi8523]

@@DogsBAwesome so you want a puppet president

[@itudis9279]

Legitimate reason to vote for Biden: his middle name. Robinette definitely belongs to the list, along with the greats: Gamaliel, Milhous, Delano, Baines and Birchard.

[@JJMcCullough]

Anastasios Haritou don’t forget Fitzgerald!

[@RomWatt]

It almost means "faucet" in French 😂

[@-EJ-]

Can’t forget the GOAT middle name for a president: “S”

[@IronPiedmont]

4:31 "Uncontroversial." Are you sure about that?

[@faestark4898]

Thank you holy shit

[@philagelio336]

To the main stream media’s definition, maybe

[@iDunnoMC]

On the scale of US candidates.

[@dezodroya]

Yes, cause most people have already sweep under the rug the allegations agaisnt him, saying the victim is a russian agent and what not

[@valdamirlebanon4508]

@sousa sousa Hillary was universally reviled by left-wingers and right-wingers. - I didn't compare him to Clinton in this comment so idk where this came from but whatever. The idea that Clinton was universally hated isn't true, yes the right and the populist left hated her but the establishment left treated her as the greatest thing since sliced bread. In fact Clinton had a lot more enthusiasm behind her campaign the Biden ever has or probably will. However besides that base of support yes everyone did definitely hate her, but I'd argue the same is true for Biden because his strategy is the exact same as Clinton's was, Run to the center to pick up right wing voters while ignoring the left cause they're a given (as far as this strategy is concerned at least). The problem with this strategy is firstly that the right loves Trump unconditionally, and secondly the left is not a given. There might definitely be poles out which suggests that Bernie voters would definitely prefer Biden to Trump, but if you've been paying attention than you could have probably guessed that from the beginning. The question isn't whether or not Bernie voters would prefer to have Trump, the question is whether or not Bernie voters will care enough to actually make the effort and go vote. Biden doesn't have to just be preferred, he has to be preferred by enough to for people to go to the polls, which seems incredibly unlikely to me given the incredible lack of enthusiasm around Biden's candidacy in general, and the degree of anger towards Biden on the part of many democrats.

[@BullitCake]

"he's cartoonishly old" LMAO

[@NicklasZandeVGCP2001]

Hey! Epoch Times, STOP ADVERTISING ON EVERYONE'S VIDEOS!

[@benawesomebw1197]

Epoch Times is pretty lit though.

[@jimothy8474]

@@benawesomebw1197 its pretty epoch

[@FirstLast-hv1td]

sPy gATe

[@acasualcactus5878]

Benawesome BW You Mean their printing presses are lit?

[@FirstLast-hv1td]

@@acasualcactus5878 lmao

[@johnpaulsylvester3727]

It’s true that a majority of Americans are center-left- not socialist, but open to social democracy. The Sanders campaign depended entirely on non-voters entering the process, which did not happen to the degree needed to win.

[@markklein1340]

Would tend to disagree. The amount of people I’ve talked to (at least in Michigan) tend to lean more toward social liberalism and fiscal conservatism.

[@deancuban894]

Maybe in states like NY and CA but the rest of the country is not like that at all.

[@bearcatben4762]

@@deancuban894 People in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas are solidly fiscally conservative and once everyone got over gay marriage they got pretty socially liberal

[@the_thinker2095]

Most americans are centre right and oppose immigration

[@kappadarwin9476]

@@bearcatben4762 I find Fiscally conservatism as a joke. People who were going mad over Obama's stimulus bill turned silent when Trump bailed out Farmers due to his short sighted trade war.

[@aaroncatron2306]

10:00 The "Trump voters being shy" explanation of why there is such a significant disconnect between his popularity and his share of the vote reminds me of what I heard years ago from a friend who was in politics in West Virginia. He said that WV voted for George W. Bush both times, but if you asked, you could never seem to find anyone in WV who voted for him. WV has a long history of being a Democrat stronghold, and people vote Democrat very often because their family have been so affiliated for multiple generations. But West Virginians tend to be more socially and fiscally conservative as individuals, and so the state has stayed to the right as the Democratic party has moved further left. As a consequence, WV Democrat politicians tend to be more centrist.

[@switchplayer1016]

My grandpa and his siblings are the same way. He was born in a rural area in the 40s in Ohio. Back then if you were a farmer like he was and still is you voted Democrat because that's the party that faught for you. Even as they moved onto focussing on the poorest people instead of the middle class you still voted Democrat as a force of habit. And I don't think anything could change his mind now.

[@rhysellis928]

This is exactly the sort of thing that has been happening in the UK. Most of the cities and urban constituencies - especially in the North of England - are traditionally Labour Party voters. But in recent years these same voters in urban constituencies have been swinging to the Conservatives. As Labour has moved further to the left, the working class Labour voters have shifted to the right. They're more socially conservative than a lot of people realise.

[@CaptinJangles]

@@rhysellis928 I'm a subscriber to the idea that left-wing social politics are a lot more alienating than left-wing economics politics. Granted, the UK doesn't have much more room to go and still be "moderate" when it comes to economics, but the US has a TON of room. However, the problem with something like identity politics is every demographic you pander to you alienate another. It's not a very prudent strategy for winning a majority. There's also the phenomenon that the demographics being pandered to are mostly the white educated who are comfortable enough to care about weird esoteric moral theories especially since most of them divert from the idea that class is the real dividing factor.

[@CaptinJangles]

@king turtle Well, the suburban coalition may be enough to win the House, but I'm not so sure about Senate or President. House as you probably know has a bunch of small congressional districts which means they have a lot of districts that represent urban and suburban areas, and since they're based on population more populous states and areas get more representatives. Senate and President kind of work the other way though. Plus, would those suburban voters really be that put off by someone who is more left economically but does not mention identity politics? I see that as gaining voters on top of the ones already in their pocket. Especially with Trump a lot of those suburban demographics will "vote blue no matter who" you have to imagine that would apply to a Sanders as well. The Sanders wing of the party on the other hand is not going to overlook getting screwed twice.

[@declannewton2556]

WV was the last Southern Democratic state to fall. Those same attitudes you describe were present in many other Southern states.

[@josiahmccallister3150]

“Joe is not controversial” has not aged well *EDIT* thanks for all the likes! I guess I was pretty naive to think this wouldn’t cause a huge argument hahaha. This is coming from someone who will probably vote Biden come November

[@basselwehbe8412]

Mama

[@josiahmccallister3150]

Mrreciprocat it should have. But it didn’t. But that’s where we’re at these days

[@oneofthe12sionmains70]

@Mrreciprocat Only problem is Joe's still losing terribly because he's senile and brain damaged, only getting worse.

[@Speedster___]

I’d generally say not contervisal is un true I’d say more gaffe factory and some comments are off putting but trumps insensitivity is more impactful than Biden’s gaffe

[@bLaKeAnThOnY0]

Mrreciprocat that’s cuz the liberal media doesn’t critique him like they do Trump. He gets some backlash but if Trump said those things it would dominate the headlines

[@lachesarborisov9531]

I know JJ has a good and smart audience, but I just feel that this comment section might turn into a dumpster fire.

[@Otto910]

And that's why I'm here

[@JJMcCullough]

I have a very well-behaved comments section. Other KZbinrs often compliment me on it.

[@fm-dk9dn]

@@JJMcCullough We could say that you have a very Canadian comment section! XD

[@Mrchair-bk5ns]

@@fm-dk9dn We are all being Canadized by J.J.

[@lachesarborisov9531]

@@JJMcCullough Excluding the Ireland video, it does seem like it

[@odysseas_kratsas]

Nice video! i really like that, in general, even though you have more conservative views you don't force them down our throats. You manage stay impartial and unbiased just reporting the situation from both sides of the argument.(well, you're a political reporter tho so you have some experience in staying impartial). Really love these political commentary videos without the politics and your unbiased style of political commenting. Great job and stay true!

[@jim7205]

The USA is a center right country by all standards that are reliable.

[@tomasroma2333]

Jim Keel So America is a country which leans towards democrats.

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

Disagreed.

[@jim7205]

news.gallup.com/poll/275792/remained-center-right-ideologically-2019.aspx

[@ReviewEdge]

well Joe Biden is center right so...

[@tomasroma2333]

Jim Keel Dude, did you read the article you posted? The article says that the number of people who identify as Liberal has increased from 17% in 1992 to 24% in 2019. Meanwhile, the percentage of people who identify as conservative has only increased by 1%. The article you linked suggests that Americans are shifting to the left.

[@Mr_DPZ]

Two years later, I would say that the theory that Trump has changed politics for the foreseeable future is true, but it actually worked in _Biden's_ favor. What's interesting to me is the contrast between Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, and how their public perceptions influenced their performances against Trump. Biden these days isn't exciting, and he's always been gaffe-prone, but he's warm and agreeable. It's not hard to find anecdotes of common people who've met him and were moved with his kindness. He has also been well-liked by his colleagues, even by those who disagreed with his politics. He formed close friendships with John McCain and _Strom friggin' Thurmond_ (of course, in Biden's younger days when he was more conservative, he had some rather concerning views on segregation). When McCain passed, he spoke of how the two of them would strongly disagree with each other on the senate floor, then go to dinner together. For the most part, he's pretty much been in the dead center of the Democratic Party - as the party moved left, he moved with it. He's seen as a moderate and is a moderate. He wants to be able to make deals with Republicans, as he had been able to do in the senate. Progressives weren't excited about him, but voted for him regardless. On the other hand, he was able to pull in more conservatives who considered him a safe choice than Clinton had. The public perception of Hillary Clinton (and to a lesser extent, Bill as well) has never been particularly accurate - but it's interestingly less accurate on the left than the right. While she's not the radical socialist that Republicans see her as, leftists tend to see her as a conservative in progressive clothing, which simply doesn't hold up to scrutiny (unless you have this utopian image of Europe as a leftist paradise because of healthcare and college). It's easy to point out that she voted in favor of a few of Bush's notoriously terrible policies - notably the Patriot Act and the bill that eventually authorized his eventual invasion of Iraq - but when you zoom out and view the whole picture, she had one of the more progressive voting records in the senate. This isn't a mere coincidence - she's historically always been overall to the left of her husband, Obama, Biden, and and the median of the party. The explanation is simple - she's not charismatic or outwardly warm. She has a matter-of-fact personality and is cautious with her rhetoric. She doesn't portray herself as someone "you want to have a beer with," and comes off as disingenuous when she speaks of her concerns. Her campaign wasn't full of vaguely big ideas, and rather than saying why you should be excited about Hillary Clinton, her campaign focused on why you shouldn't vote for Donald Trump. While she has a decently sized fanbase, she wasn’t exciting enough to pull in outsiders. From my own experience as the rare Bernie voter who actually became an enthusiastic Hillary supporter, what began to warm me up and eventually win me over wasn’t from her own speeches or rhetoric, but from Bill Clinton's excellent endorsement speech at the 2016 Democratic Convention. Hillary lost the electoral college to Trump, who spoke of big but vague ideas. "Make America Great Again," "Drain the Swamp," "Build the Wall," and most disturbingly, "lock her up." Fast forward to 2020. Biden trounces Trump in both the popular vote and the electoral college. Why? Warning: the next paragraph contains strong liberal opinions. Trump was a reckless and uniquely bad president. He had a messy administration and open disdain for large swaths of the American public. The status quo hadn't been popular, but dear god it was better than what had replaced it. When Trump "drained the swamp," he filled it with sewage so awfully contaminated that people wanted the swamp back. He made COVID-19 into an issue about his popularity rather than a public health emergency - if he had handled it competently, it could have won him the election.

[@ordinaryperson-my7qr]

I mean...Biden has one of the worst run America ever had too... So by your logic, next election will be republican because Biden sucked???

[@zacharyb2723]

Here's a theory I've never heard from anyone on KZbin or the mainstream: Bernie Sanders was the moderate in 2016. - moderate on foreign policy (Clinton was seen as an extreme warmonger even by US standards) - moderate on gun control (liberal but slightly to the right of Clinton since he comes from a rural state) - moderate on immigration (made both pro- and anti- immigration votes, depending on details) - moderate on trade (Clinton had to flip-flop on a major trade deal because it was so unpopular) - Single Payer healthcare is the worldwide standard and supported by (iirc) 50% of Trump voters (counting independents who voted Trump)

[@JJMcCullough]

Zachary B like I said, the data suggests Hillary was viewed as radical or at least very ideological by much of the electorate. The data also suggests that Sanders enjoyed the primary support of many voters who worries Clinton was too far left to win.

[@casuallavaring]

Tragically, even deep blue California couldn't pass Universal Healthcare, which makes me very dejected about the country's chances of (gasp) catching up to the rest of the first-world.

[@luke_cohen1]

@@casuallavaring Until the American Bureaucracy improves its efficiency and gets rid of the unnecessary red tape, Universal Healthcare will never happen. No one wants to see their local hospital or medical practice turned into the DMV.

[@jacksonburnette207]

He was definitely the moderate on a populist spectrum. He had definite populist underpinnings without driving to the extreme, xenophobic lengths of Trump; whereas Hillary sat at the opposite end as a firmly establishment candidate. But socially and economically, Hillary was definitely the centrist, even if people didn't see it that way. Bernie is way to the left of Hillary on almost all of the major issues, and Donald is far to the right of Hillary socially, though they're both Neolibs in terms of the economy. The one area in which Donald might justifiably be seen as less extreme than Hillary is in terms of foreign policy, as he really wasn't a globalist neolib at all and was much more in the way of a populist isolationist. Whether or not you see globalist neolibs or populist isolationists as more extreme will depend on your own values and life situation; I think there's a solid argument either way.

[@kaelmcmanus3791]

The problem with the first theory is that Biden doesn’t have any energy and doesn’t inspire as much support as trump

[@johnatkinson6148]

#QAnon #WWG1WGA #GreatAwakening #outofshadowsofficial

[@Alberto-ny7kf]

true. biden has such a bland personality, doesn't matter if he's a great president people won't want to vote him.

[@kaelmcmanus3791]

John Atkinson lol imagine believing in shitty internet conspiracy theories

[@SadFloridaMan]

Mrreciprocat k bud

[@ozymandias6511]

trump already lost the election for himself

[@davidwhite160]

You've presented four logical, (and also very thoughtfully crafted) outcome scenarios - Do you think (maybe in a follow up video) you might elaborate a bit more on the indicators, or red flags to look out for in each of these? It's a big request, but I'm interested to see more of your analysis here. Great vid!

[@MarksCar-rs1nm]

Shrek is a Democrat Trump: *wants to drain the swamp* Shrek: “WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY SWAMP?”

[@annabelcrescibene4257]

As funny as this is, Bernie wants to drain the swamp as well just in different words .

[@michaelschiavone8435]

GET OUT ME SWAMP

[@animemesfeitosamaoporthubt4399]

At 4:03 there is a Brazilian reference to a national sweet: Paçoca Paçoquita is a brand of sweets heavily focused on paçoca, which is made of peanuts, mandioca flour and sugar. The name has indigenous roots on the Tupi language; poçoc (to crumble, shatter), related to the texture of the sweet (yes, it will easily crumble if improperly handled) Nice reference, JJ!

[@tamaraturner6081]

best case scenario, everyone dies.

[@vincentcollado277]

Battle of the VEEPS?

[@korytoombs886]

I could agree to that. Having 2 completely different candidates is no problem for me.

[@valdamirlebanon4508]

If only such a paradise was real

[@ericafleming5197]

You're in luck because, in the long run, that's exactly what happens.

[@basedchad534]

Except the cameraman

[@mohammedsuuka7598]

By the way Why you don't make a video or videos about The British empire Colonies and where are they now

[@DaMelloKittyy]

thiiis

[@mohammedsuuka7598]

@@DaMelloKittyy Where you from How are you

[@DaMelloKittyy]

@@mohammedsuuka7598 Toronto, Canada I am well thank you :)

[@mohammedsuuka7598]

@@DaMelloKittyy Nice to meet you I am from Aden (the ex British state colony) in( Yemen now days) But I live in Somaliland in African horn since 2017

[@Ben-nu4uj]

"Uncontroversial, relatively well liked." well that didn't age too well

[@tomasroma2333]

I mean, Biden’s polling numbers are HIGHER now then they were when this video was made so I would say, that that sentence still makes sense.

[@josephineparsons78]

i think the thing about biden is that comparatively hes much better than what trumps been up too for the past few years..

[@blue0magic]

Why?

[@comicsans1689]

@@tomasroma2333 Polling numbers mean absolutely nothing.

[@DOWNPOUR_]

Comic Sans agreed. leaning on the polls was the downfall of the dems in 2016

[@MAC-vi7fy]

Tbh Trump will literally tear down Joe Biden. Joe biden will honestly not able to stand good in a debate. Damn he couldn't even stand Bernie

[@thepezfeo]

Biden struggles with softballs from the media.

[@RisXXX]

Obamagate Corruption Exposed kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYGqfWOcn8-mack

[@RisXXX]

Lock down is destroying Biden's campaign kzbin.info/www/bejne/maXSloFmaMiGrZo

[@RisXXX]

It is more clear now, Republicans doesn't support lock downs and Democrats are pro lock downs and support dictatorial rules of local pharaohs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHS3k3x8Z9Sgmpo

[@RisXXX]

Cortez Won't Pay 💰 Her Taxes While Asking Us To Pay More kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYHVd4ODlLhnaZo

[@officialzji1828]

Remember the time that J.J. has a mustache?

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

*Pepperidge Farm remembers*

[@seneca983]

I remember the time he was still drawing Filibuster Cartoons.

[@johngillespie8353]

I almost forgot a Canadian was explaining all of this better than most Americans would be able to.

[@gametmane1093]

John Gillespie Maybe because Americans are very biased while he is unbiased.

[@jamesbaron195]

"A boot" I love accents

[@phoebeaurum7113]

The average human is not a very political literate person. Once you compare him to people who engage in research and consistent political study his information is actually very mild.

[@evilotto9200]

Kinda how a witness to a vehicular accident may better explain the incident than the two brain concussed drivers

[@theendangeredcatcoon9554]

Not really cause he describes Bernie Sanders as being "Far Left" when if Bernie was running in a country in Canada I feel like he'd be considered to be more center left like with the New Democratic Party.

[@badassitudepostergirl4229]

I think the funniest thing is that no matter who I’ve talked to on either opinionated side of the aisle, no one like either choice

[@lsshvs8415]

I don't know what ypu are talking about, conservatives seem pretty happy with Trump.

[@cl8531]

Trump some pretty solid fans

[@DeathBone4656]

Im a Republican so take that as you will, Ik its odvious I dont like Biden but I gotta say,There where some GOOD choices that Democrats just thew away,Andrew Yang was probably my favorite followed by Tulsi Gabbard,And if Bloomberg had just done his whole debates better I could see him as 3rd. The crazy socialist Bernie and the houseplant of Joe Biden really broke my heart when they where the last 2 standing

[@mookosh]

@@lsshvs8415 I'm conservative. I liked trump because I was pissed off with the establishment. In 2016, America wanted a "radical". It was supposed to be Bernie v trump, but the democrats cheated. They earned trump. I expected the political establishment to do an about face, apologize to the citizenry and coax Americans back to trusting the establishment and not voting for the chaos candidate. Also part of me expected him to be taken out of office and for pence to be president by now. I didn't expect the Dems to basically drink their own Kool aid for 4 years, fuck up their impeachment, fail to address their failings which led to trump, suffocate all their good candidates (tulsi, yang, Bernie, and even buttigieg to a slight degree), and put forward another God damned ancient corpse of a bog standard corrupt candidate who is literally suffering from dementia. I didn't want trump to be a two term president. I didn't even want him to be a one term president, but now there's no choice. The only hope for America is if Biden picks a good veep and immediately resigns after taking office :/

[@lsshvs8415]

@@mookosh I wouldnt have high hopes for a moderate VP pick for Biden.

[@deda9829]

10:00 That was likely Bernie supporters who hated the idea of Clinton so much, they figured they'd vote for Trump, even though they disliked him as well. Remember, we must make a distinction between Trump supporters and Trump voters.

[@sbls1114]

Yeah, some people vote for the opposition as a statement that they are unhappy with the candidate and that next time they should pick another one. Doesn’t seem like they have learned anything tho

[@bnbcraft6666]

I know a ton of people who voted for Trump despite hating him just because they absolutely despised Hillary

[@My_Take]

Yes if Joe doesn't make concessions to some of the Sanders voters he could go the same way as Hillary did. I'm not confident of a Joe Biden victory. Found a good video explaining why Joe Biden will lose the election: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKrJp6yGit2SmLs

[@odysseas_kratsas]

True, some people when they hate their party's candidate more than the opposition's just end up voting for the "lesser" of two evils

[@tomasroma2333]

I doubt that 15% of people who voted were Bernie Bros voting Donald.

[@basselwehbe8412]

We need JJ on the Joe Rogan and then call it the JJJoe Rogan podcast

[@johnatkinson6148]

#QAnon #WWG1WGA #GreatAwakening #outofshadowsofficial

[@sergioribeiro7725]

"Bland, uncontroversial" That did not age well.

[@holyromanracist5759]

I was in Nam fighting Coronavirus, when the igloos hit us with a double latte.- Joe Biden

[@timothymclean]

The 2020 election: Where Americans not only get to vote for the lesser of two evils, but the lesser of two sex offenders!

[@LOSTGAM3R]

Allegations don't equal guilt.

[@timothymclean]

@@LOSTGAM3R 1. They don't exactly equal innocence, either. 2. With how many high-profile accusations of sexual assault are in the news these days, and how sometimes even really solid cases result in acquittals, it's still a bad look. Especially when one of the ugliest points of his opponent is his (admittedly more severe) history of sexual misconduct.

[@RisXXX]

@@timothymclean Lock down is destroying Biden's campaign kzbin.info/www/bejne/maXSloFmaMiGrZo

[@raydai9541]

JJ: has the student immigration flag as his computer wallpaper Me: I see you are a man of culture as well (literally, he talks about culture)

[@dominiquewong4706]

And with a Taiwanese flag and traditional Chinese. Maybe he is going to Taiwan.

[@Steve-kp3de]

In my perspective as a "far-left voter" voter as J.J described I see the election rn as sort of a 50/50 between the two candidates with a slight edge to Trump if I had to choose one. Trump to me has an ability to drive out his base very enthusiastically that I feel like Biden doesn't have. Biden to me seems just like an establishment democrat who wants to return to normal. The problem is that "normal" is the circumstance that got Trump elected in the first place. Gridlock in the federal government and no meaningful change for the average working-class Americans. If Trump can portray Biden the same he did with Clinton as just someone part of the establishment who shipped away jobs to China and things like that then I think Trump can win. However, this election is different from the coronavirus pandemic so I can't say for sure who will win in November. If Biden does end up winning in my view it will be due to a high number of people particularly suburbanites who will just vote for him, not for his policies but because they dislike Trump so much that they'll just vote for the person with the best chance of beating Trump.

[@korytoombs886]

Biden was a terrible choice, Trump will out debate him for sure. The thing against Trump though is the massive amount of people who might go out to just vote against him. This isn't something he can just ignore or overlook. Voting against something is just as powerful as voting for something.

[@TheNinthGeneration1]

Kory Toombs Bernie has a much better chance but his supporters weren’t allowed to mail in their votes during a pandemic so they unfortunately were unable to vote for him

[@TheNinthGeneration1]

Brandon C. That’s why you either need a multi party system or a no party system where everyone is independent, then they care about what their base says instead of what their party says

[@thecoolcarhd4402]

and jorge biden and is this woman my wife?,I forgot,LIterally.

[@wayward4657]

I agree with that completely

[@this_is_patrick]

3:19 is that supposed to be Dwight Schrute?

[@SMTMainline]

I knew I wasn't the only one to notice that.

[@jayamber4448]

I've never watched the Office and I picked up on that.

[@TungstenW]

I came looking for this comment

[@ted___]

Honestly yes this is the most complete and compact summary of the us election. Now let's see🍿🍿

[@man2842]

I used to live in a very rural town and now I live in the city. The life style of these two places are INSANELY different and I really believe it's the biggest contributor to political views. We live differently and it makes sense we want to be governed differently. Please do not hate other people for their opposing political view. It's what the man wants you to do.

[@FirstLast-hv1td]

Getting anything from the popular vote in America seems so irrelavent. I mean if I'm in California why would I even bother to go cast my vote for the Republican candidate?

[@noakhstrelec8478]

So you can help Trump win the popular vote and he won't be villified for loosing it, there are over a million Republicans in CA that didn't vote for Trump last time around, that could have helped Trump narrow the popular vote margins

[@jezzarisky]

@@noakhstrelec8478 Of course this argument goes for most states that have a majority vote one way or another, the disaffect voter exists in every state, and without further research(which is to say I haven't done the research) it's hard to say how much the popular vote would change if all disaffected voters went out and voted.

[@Cato_of_Georgia]

Having lived in the republican part of California for most of my life before I moved to Georgia that’s how most of the people feel to that there isn’t any point even tho a solid 30 percent of the population mostly in the north align more conservative. There is much interest in making a new state called Jefferson to properly represent them. It’s very interesting I highly recommend looking into it further!

[@tomgraceffa4401]

you might vote for Trump by registering in a swing state like Florida or Pennsylvania

[@jameskowanko7574]

well California used to be republican before the 1990s, the base's of the parties change often so one day you could have say Hispanics become split 50/50 among the parties which would put California more in play

[@jaykaufman9782]

Great analysis: I love how evenhanded you manage to be.

[@JeremyKShort]

Jay Kaufman Absolutely, it’s hard even for non Americans to be halfway impartial.

[@matthewroach815]

Thank you for making another video that you know appeals to YOUR base, J.J.. While they may not be your favorites to make, they are truly well done. I truly hope your channel continues to grow as a result.

[@KyleHarrisonRedacted]

3:19 took me a few seconds to realize that the "white people in rural sections" was Dwight 😂😂

[@dannysroadshow]

As an American 🇺🇸 from TN- thanks for the video! Cant wait to see whats next. Both on the channel and in the U.S - I mean the world.

[@Lock24hi]

This is the greatest explanation of American politics that I have ever heard. Well done sir 👍

[@dipy_8767]

I'm so glad that you started uploading your videos earlier now, so I don't have to wait to Sunday to watch it. Thanks for it and for the video itself JJ!

[@edsiles4297]

I just think this election is extremely impredictable. Back in 2008 and 2012, we suspected really hard that Barack Obama would win, given his popularity, his younger and newer aspect, his carisma, and who was running against him. I love your new hairstyle!

[@gregflutie5014]

Victor Davis Hanson makes the strongest rock solid case for trump imo He's going to win again. Biden isn't going to get the turnout Democrats are counting on

[@keanumoore]

Biden = Hillary + a facelift + a rape allegation

[@ayylmao2190]

@@keanumoore Bidens rape allegation has hit a major pitfall (apnews.com/aec7beb03e9e0e0e6e3c58111293e0ea) and Biden is infinitely more likable than Hillary. Now I'm not saying he will 100% win, but the comparison is just dumb.

[@ThePhl4ever]

@@ayylmao2190 In other words, the world is seeing Tara Reade lied her ass off and now it is biting her in the ass.

[@valdamirlebanon4508]

@@ayylmao2190 the comparison has a lot more going for it then you give it credit for. Both of them represent the exact same wing of the democratic party, practically identical policies, have alienated all the same people in a divisive primary race, have similarly dreadful records in terms of corruption, and have voted in a practically identical manner for most of their career. The only difference is that Biden's faults aren't as well documented or pronounced and he isn't nearly as aggressively un-charismatic as Clinton, though he also has his own distinct faults such as his clear mental degradation that will likely lead to him doing very poorly in debate settings. If you think that that's enough to overcome an electorally stronger Trump then I don't know what to say except that I think you're putting far too strong of an emphasis on Hillary's existing reputation before the campaign even started as the reason for her loss.

[@ayylmao2190]

@@valdamirlebanon4508 >have alienated all the same people in a divisive primary race If anything biden does GREAT with working class white voters, the demographic Hillary alienated the most >have similarly dreadful records in terms of corruption, and have voted in a practically identical manner for most of their career Neither of these things are even remotely true, Biden is for policies like free college and a public option unlike Hillary, he also doesn't have to deal with nearly as many scandals as Hillary had to deal with. >his clear mental degradation that will likely lead to him doing very poorly in debate settings. Watch the biden v. bernie debate and still tell me that. Also, when compared to MR. "Drink bleach to kill corona" he looks just fine

[@nskeow]

Your channel is one of the best channels on youtube. Well made, entertaining, informative and unbiased - keep up the good work :)

[@Marco-lx7nc]

I can explain the 2020 US Presidential Election as well! Two people run for president, one is an incumbent, the other selected by the establishment because they're too afraid of pushing their moderates to the opposing side. Two more people from fringe parties may run but they won't get very many votes as their votes leech from more palatable candidates and may cause unintended spoilers. And Americans vote for some --MPs-- I mean congressmen, but not every state is running an election for some reason.

[@BHuang92]

I think this is some of the worst presidential candidates in U.S history. I really don't like any of them.

[@brendanbutler5023]

Marco We vote for Representatives every 2 years, and they all run at the same time. We vote for a senator every 6 years, and depending on the state you live in, you’ll vote for them in different years.

[@brendanbutler5023]

Some states have Senate elections this year, but in Ohio, my state, we’re having our next one in 2022

[@JMM33RanMA]

You are clearly wrong that not every state is running an election. Unlike the UK and many countries, elections are constitutionally mandated at set intervals. Every seat in the House of Representatives is up for election every two years, and approximately 1/3 of the Senate. The terms of the President and VP have a fixed expiration date, and if something prevented the election, the Speaker of the House would become President until the election could be carried out. Many of the amendments to the constitution were about changing this system, and further change would require a difficult to do constitutional amendment. There is no requirement that there be two candidates for president or that there be two parties. However, your other assertions are reasonable if a bit inaccurate. An unusual number of legislative contests will be between non-incumbents this year due to many [mostly Republican] incumbents retiring. Our political parties are open [i.e. no membership] and are relatively permanent coalitions, whereas other countries either make coalitions just before or just after elections. Our government was preferred by the founders to not have parties, and the parties are not mentioned in the constitution or laws.

[@archdukefranzferdinand567]

@@BHuang92 You have to vote for whichever one you think is less shit

[@kylejohnson4615]

Did he really just say that Joe Biden is uncontroversial?

[@TheSnapback]

Well technically the only controversial things he said were taken out of context and inserted into memes so it is kinda true. Also the only real controversial thing he said recently was the "you ain't black" thing which was said after this video was made

[@kylejohnson4615]

TheSnapback listen... I’m all for getting trump out of office, but don’t revise history and pretend the Joe Biden wasn’t extremely polarizing this entire election cycle, not even counting stuff he’s said and done in the past like saying Obama was the “first articulate and intelligent Black to run for President.”

[@TheSnapback]

@@kylejohnson4615 Again, those "controversial" things are literally the smallest things that could be considered controversial. Compared to Trump, that is very low on the controversial scale. He is literally the best we have right now. I don't care if he messes up with his speeches or whatever, he has shown throughout his life that he would be a good political leader. All that matters is that we would have a democrat in office and hopefully start taking more steps forward instead of backwards. We need progressive, not whatever Trump's doing. To progress as a country, and gain respect, we need a democrat in office. The democrats have made their decision by picking Biden as their leader, and I shall stick with supporting him. We need him to win. He will do great for this country and what will matter in the end isn't his speeches or what little controversial things he says, it's the progression that this country will face. We need Trump out of office, and Biden is the only way to get democrats back in the white house.

[@GlobstersMessenger]

@@kylejohnson4615 Bit of a late comment but I think it's hard to find anything Biden says as contraversial because 90% of his blunders are very much... blunders, like he's clearly fucking up and mushmouthing when he says this dumbass shit and it's even clear to republicans that hate him that quite a few things he says are just things he has completely mis-pronounced or said. Trump does this a fair bit but he usually manages to blabber enough to cover it. Biden stutters and stumbles and usually doesn't even finish his sentances.

[@hannesproductions4302]

The working class is nationalistic you see this also in the UK with the loss of labour

[@Zac-mq4pn]

Hannes productions Globalization for the sake of cheaper consumer goods means nothing when most people can’t afford an unforeseen expense over $500 or to buy a house.

[@hannesproductions4302]

@@Zac-mq4pn That's no globalizations fault that people spend all the money they make.

[@natsurusenou131]

That's not really why Labour lost the red wall. The main reason is that the Conservative campaign succesfully turned the election into a 2nd EU referendum, and then Corbyn made the major error of including a second referendum in the manifesto. The majoriy of the country wanted Brexit to just be over.

[@chris7263]

I love how unideological this was, without being dry.

[@edgelord8337]

who wants to bet that the comments are going to be more bloody than ww2?

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

You underestimate how Canadian this comments section is (even though many of us aren't even Canadian)

[@E4439Qv5]

"You lose." -Calvin Coolidge

[@jhonklan3794]

The last statement ended up being true. Trump changed the landscape so radically, he turned Georgia blue.

[@Sim0n98]

TBF Joe Rogan was talking about the debates, not the election as a whole

[@elizabethr.2491]

Your election videos are my favourite!!! I think this video of yours is one of my favourites you’ve ever made. :D

[@captinzoom]

I love the salt and pepper hair. Are the gay kids calling you daddy yet?

[@JJMcCullough]

Richard S god I hope not

[@mg4361]

Some of the most objective and thorough analyses to be found on KZbin, all the while being entertaining. You just gained another subscriber.

[@BenchFox_]

I feel like this might be another 2016 election.

[@bobojo6447]

In conclusion: we need better candidates

[@BradyPostma]

Blinkist says, "$6.25 monthly ¶ $74.99 billed annually in your first year" Does that mean that on day 8 they charge for the entire year in one $75 lump sum?

[@ttownfeen]

Yes, if you choose the yearly billing option. There’s a monthly billing option as well, but that costs more.

[@BradyPostma]

Monthly is less per payment, but more for the year. That makes sense.

[@ttownfeen]

BradyPostma Correct, it’s an incentive for you to choose yearly billing over monthly billing.

[@Sophie-ge7ti]

I like that "white people living in rural locations" was Dwight Schrute

[@AshleeKnowsNot]

It's fascinating watching this post election. Especially after how he handled Covid.

[@aruce9]

I think this crippled his election chances

[@RusticRonnie]

@@aruce9 it wasn't the only thing, I remember I walking around Milwaukee and only hearing how people wanted to voted against Trump. No one wanted Biden they just wanted some one else.

[@Marco-lx7nc]

留學移民 on the monitor to the right says Study abroad immigrant...if anyone was wondering.

[@johndotto2773]

It's a reference to his first flag mysteries videos. This flag is used on student immigration posts representing Chinese students, when just simply using the PRC flag would be unacceptable to many, same to using the Taiwanese flag. EDIT: Hey JJ that was a quick ♥️! How's it hanging, eh?

[@byronh7760]

johndotto RIP your heart. Editing your comment automatically removes the heart so you dont have it anymore

[@Ninten007]

Here for the “hindsight is 2020” joke. As with most things, no one theory was the whole truth, but my money is on the “Trump is uniquely terrible” theory. While my personal experience is no statistical metric, I know many of my conservative friends hated Trump, but not as much as Clinton in 2016. Yet they were further alienated by 2020 and voted for Biden.

[@Ninten007]

And I think the democrats knew this when pushing Biden. A “radical” Sanders nomination would have pushed that same group to stay in the Trump camp.

[@TheDude4077]

In the end it was really JJ’s final point about holes in the red wall that did it. Trump losing Arizona and Georgia was the real deciding factor of the election

[@Gallalad1]

Its more than that. He almost won NC too (one percentage point difference), while it is too early to call the mid terms have shown that the GOP are at risk of losing parts of the south just as the dems are losing the rust belt. The amount of battleground states is rising which will have a fascinating knock on effect for politics more generally in the US

[@random8226]

As a conservative, I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for being such a logical, well-spoken conservative when talking about stuff like this. I feel like a bunch of people in Washington are building a bad reputation of our party by just not speaking smart. Thank you.

[@zoompt-lm5xw]

We need more of it

[@Chris-lj7yf]

Yes! I’m left leaning myself and I miss the days of just having a conversation among people who you disagree with instead of throwing insults or something like that. It’s exactly what we need here in this great country.

[@random8226]

@@Chris-lj7yf I know. Politics have gotten so toxic to the point of hatred just because of their political ideals. Like some people need to really calm it down. Well structured debate vs fruitless insulting and rambling. Today it's all the latter. I will run on day and I hope to bring structure and respect to politics, but sadly it will take more than one person for that to happen. I hope you have a great day. :D

[@Crolwes170]

Yeah, I am currently watching west wing I love how a left leaning democrat president hired a conservative to work with him because she knew what she was talking about. We need to stop demonizing people and just listen to people of all sides.

[@random8226]

@@Crolwes170 Something I like to go by is: Always surround yourself with people who agree and disagree with your opinions. This will make you have the most informed decision and could lead to better politics.

[@Cassiopeia-hn5ue]

fifth theory: civil war

[@ominousromanpillar238]

This aged..... poorly

[@Cassiopeia-hn5ue]

Yeah lol

[@ZombieCSSTutorials]

I see you've been to Wisconsin yourself (seeing Milwaukee's flag on your wall :P). Idk about the other two, but Wisconsin was always pretty damn 'purple'. The democrats probably visited the overwhelmingly democrat cities and assumed they were safe and sound, whereas I know Trump visited Wisconsin multiple times for rallies during the 2016 election whereas Hillary visited it ONCE to meet private donors. Never underestimate state loyalty, and considering the growing sentiment in recent months that Wisconsin is a "flyover" state that doesn't and shouldn't matter (to the left on the coasts), they risk losing it once again this election. Also, subscribed!

[@billjarvis9746]

Mrreciprocat Hi. Our governor is Tony Evers. I think you’re referring to Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer. :)

[@archivey-h8e]

@Mrreciprocat Democrats won't be caught saying that, but liberal elites say it.

[@bhopcsgo7172]

Would be interesting to see you revisit this video for the upcoming rematch.

[@Lucas_Antar]

Theory 3 is why my black democrat mom is voting trump. She’s pissed that Obama didn’t change anything, joes sucks, yada yada yada.

[@virtualtools_3021]

So the #walkaway movement on twitter? Democrats who became sick of their party?

[@Lucas_Antar]

Red Stoner yup she said after 32 years enough is enough

[@thatprogolfer]

I’m a Republican and I think we need to start reaching out to new groups of voters. JJ is very right when he discussed the Democrats broad coalition and how that helps them win elections.

[@kerzariz8717]

Many Gay people are conservatives and choose to either opt out or vote Libertarian because of Republican Views on Same Sex Marriage. If you have someone like Kasich, I'd probably vote for him over Clinton. Although I'd choose Bernie in a heartbeat. I prefer a Moderate Conservative over a Neoliberal.

[@Millsy383]

@Mrreciprocat 2016 must still hurt for you.

[@evilparadigm]

As a democrat who sometimes votes republican, I would be happy to see a broader conservative party. The best ideas come from strong debate and negotiation, not from suppressing one side or the other. The best thing about Trump (I don't like him) has been that I have learned there are a lot of more reasonable and logical conservatives in govt. Than I expected. It's sad so many of them can't speak over Trump.

[@evilparadigm]

@Mrreciprocat Mostly people I hear about being interviewed on NPR KNKX. When I do local elections I cover up the party and just read about the people and their accomplishments before voting. Sorry, I'm not able to pop off names on demand, but you get the idea. I love talking to everyone.

[@evilparadigm]

@Mrreciprocat Pretty much all of the above. I'm a moderate liberal willing to work a cross thisle. I used to be further left. Local and major politicians get it interviews on the local NPR. They have some staff that swing too far left for my comfort, but they cover a million times more content than cable news BS

[@lindsayissorad]

I'm an American sitting in my apartment in Seoul, Korea, learning about the US election ,which I can't be bothered to follow, from a guy in Canada. Sounds about right.

[@wolvekrome2475]

So it turns out all 4 theories were correct.

[@KingJuju3218]

Honestly either way it's still gonna be one hella of an election

[@kthen1468]

It already is

[@titanforce1808]

It’s gonna be one hell of a show. I’m going to make the best meal of my life and enjoy it.

[@historyhub9211]

I think that the theory that played out in the end was a blend between the 1st and 2nd theories.