• ZeroCool@slrpnk.netOP
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    6 months ago

    Get off Lemmy, Dean.

    But seriously this is utter nonsense. His failure to garner any interest isn’t indicative of the citizenry being disengaged. All it tells us is that nobody on the national stage gives a shit about a guy whose only job experience is inheriting the family distillery before serving one term in the house of reps and deciding to launch a long shot presidential primary challenge to get himself some attention.

    Maybe, just maybe, this should be a clue that the answer to Trump isn’t a Democratic Trump.

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      6 months ago

      I don’t know this guy from Adam, I have no idea what his merits or weaknesses are as a candidate.

      What’s sad is that our options are what they are.

      It’s a clear vote for Biden over Trump for anyone rational, but it’s time we wake up as citizens and fucking vote, every time, every election and always for someone who wants to get money out and get better democratic systems like ranked choice voting in.

      We shouldn’t be piling on someone who took a shot, pointing and saying “see? only the establishment can mint our candidates.” We need new blood.

      That’s all I have to say.

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        6 months ago

        I don’t know this guy from Adam, I have no idea what his merits or weaknesses are as a candidate.

        We shouldn’t be piling on someone who took a shot, pointing and saying “see? only the establishment can mint our candidates.” We need new blood.

        I am not going to blindly celebrate a candidate simply for existing but you can do so if you like.