• Tinidril@midwest.social
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    9 months ago

    The DNC can list whoever they want there

    Well, yes, but they want Biden there.

    The last three elections they’ve picked geriatric unpopular candidates and refuse to listen to voter feedback.

    Those candidates were picked by voters, so this isn’t exactly true. They just lead voters by the nose through establishment bias in mainstream media.

    The one place where I think this is true is with Kamala Harris. She solidly lost the 2020 primary, yet there is a chance that she will be the one to finish a Biden second term, and they will try to skip her next primary because they will call her an incumbent. That is the eventuality that we should be preparing to fight right now. The battle to replace Biden for 2024 was a worthy one, but we lost.

    “vote blue no matter who” is fucking you

    Did I say that? The second we have a red candidate that’s better than a blue one, I’m voting red. Third party strategies will fuck me worse.

    1. The DNC needs voters more than voters need the DNC.

    Meaningless drivel with no practical strategic relevance. It would be awesome if we could form an ideal party and get most Democratic voters to switch, but that’s a childish fantasy.

    then Biden spent a bunch on a write in campaign and bragged he “won”.

    Getting the most votes as a write in is pretty impressive honestly. The real scandal is that the DNC put a swing state in jeopardy to favor a deeply red state just to create a harder path for progressives. Hang them with that.

    But I’m blocking right after I send this.

    Whatever.

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      9 months ago

      So, I’m gonna ask this again, and I’m sure I’m gonna get another non-answer, but I always have to ask anyway…

      Why are you guys so scared of Kamala?

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        9 months ago

        I can totally understand why you get non-answers to that non-question. I never said I was scared of Kamala. However, she came in close to dead last in the primary, and could very well end up being a Democratic presidential nominee after having been roundly rejected. I object to having the choice of US President whittled down to right-wing Satan and a tool of the oligarchs before we ever get to vote.

        From the beginning of the 2020 primary, Kamala was clearly the establishment’s first choice, with all the establishment friendly publications putting out glowing praise daily. Biden was the backup who went from almost last (excepting Harris) to first place overnight when every single establishment friendly candidate suddenly dropped out and endorsed Biden. It was a brilliant strategy by establishment, but was more of a manipulation than a democratic victory.

        Elizabeth Warren staying in even long after she had no chance was also extremely sus. She suddenly dove under the radar, but kept her hat in the ring to split the progressive vote until Bernie was done. There is no rational explanation except that she was motivated to sink Bernie by some carrot or stick from the establishment.

        So no, after that circus of a primary, I’m not willing to hand over potentially four Presidential terms to the establishment.

        Kamala is also a terrible candidate with an abysmal track record and zero charisma. Every word she says sounds like it came from a focus group and was delivered by a robot. Even as a token black woman, she is deeply unpopular with blacks, especially those in the civil rights movement. (I support promoting minorities in government, but If they don’t represent their groups with policy in addition to appearance then they are just a token.)