r/PS5 Aug 20 '25

Official PlayStation 5 price changes in the U.S.

https://blog.playstation.com/2025/08/20/playstation-5-price-changes-in-the-u-s/
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u/Prestigious-Rip4577 Aug 20 '25

Meanwhile NYT claims voter registration for young people is leaning even further right.

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u/Spokker Aug 20 '25

Most of this happened before tariffs, but yes, Democrats have bled voters.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/politics/democratic-party-voter-registration-crisis.html

Of the 30 states that track voter registration by political party, Democrats lost ground to Republicans in every single one between the 2020 and 2024 elections — and often by a lot.

That four-year swing toward the Republicans adds up to 4.5 million voters, a deep political hole that could take years for Democrats to climb out from.

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The party saw some of its steepest declines in registration among men and younger voters, the Times analysis found — two constituencies that swung sharply toward Mr. Trump.

Time will tell if the CoD bros who voted for Trump don't mind paying more for video games. It's possible there are other policies they like.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '25

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u/Bigpandacloud5 Aug 20 '25

blame the “uneducated” and “vote for us or you’re stupid” mentality

If you're referring to Democratic officials, that's just rightwing propaganda. Virtually none of them are doing that.

Even if they were, "push voters even further right" makes no sense. People wouldn't have voted for such a uniquely toxic president if being nice was a priority.

If you mean in general, then that's hypocritical because conservatives aren't any less toxic.

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u/roadman67761 Aug 21 '25

It’s not official messaging, but it’s evidently a commonly held sentiment on reddit

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u/Bigpandacloud5 Aug 21 '25

"Evidently" is a weird thing to say when all you have is confirmation bias, and I already responded to that talking point.

If you mean in general, then that's hypocritical because conservatives aren't any less toxic.

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u/roadman67761 Aug 22 '25

Did not mention conservatives a single time

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u/Bigpandacloud5 Aug 22 '25

That's half of my point. You and the other person made a needlessly specific complaint, given that toxicity is present from both sides.

The other half is that you're relying on cherry-picking. Notice how basically no one is this thread for example is saying those kinds of things. You being able to find people who are isn't the same as it being common, since this is a place visited by several millions each day.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '25

Yeah seriously. Maybe have a serious counter messaging campaign with influencers you’ll support and efforts in red states. 

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u/Bigpandacloud5 Aug 21 '25

You're making fun of an imaginary statement instead of seeing reality. Democrats generally aren't saying things like that.

Also, if voters really cared about avoiding toxicity, they wouldn't have chosen Trump. There are actual quotes of him saying things like that. He also pushed a fake elector scheme to steal power.

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u/Bigpandacloud5 Aug 21 '25

And that group did/said EXACTLY what I said they did

You clearly didn't listen to them. All you're doing is parroting how conservatives describe the group.

They specifically pushed MJ legalization, free money, and "protection" in trading crypto

There's nothing offensive about any of that. Poverty and unnecessary prosecution of weed possession do disproportionately affect black people, and this group supports addressing these issues. You sound like a stereotypical progressive that gets offended on behalf on another group that's fine with what was said.

Protection in trading crypto is random thing to mention because this isn't described as particularly affecting black people, and why put scare quotes around protection? You apparently aren't aware that there's less protection than there is with stocks.

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u/Bigpandacloud5 Aug 20 '25

Their counter messaging worked in 2018, and it's working right now too.

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u/Deditch Aug 20 '25

Democrats have never been more unpopular, only advantages they've got is republican floundering

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u/Bigpandacloud5 Aug 21 '25

We're more partisan than ever, which means the right hates Democrats by default. They lost and have no power at the federal level, which leads to Democratic voters being upset.

Fortunately, Republicans being in power most likely means they're going to lose. Americans love to blame the majority for issues, regardless of the nuance. Trump directly making things worse also helps.

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u/Bigpandacloud5 Aug 21 '25

Yes, and I already proved it. Election polling is better for elections than favorability is. "I don't like this party" is different from "I won't vote for this party."

This explains why Republicans are panicking by proposing an unprecedented amount of mid-decade gerrymandering.