• @Smoogs
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    6 months ago

    If you aren’t happy with the candidates: PAY ATTENTION DURING THE PRIMARIES. You can’t complain now which restaurant to eat at only when the food arrives at the table. You’re coming in way the fuck Too late now for this argument.

    • @[email protected]
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      106 months ago

      People were saying the same shit about Biden during the primaries, they were saying the same shit during the primaries of the last election. It doesn’t matter. the Dem leadership rig it to run whoever they want to run.

      • xor
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        56 months ago

        Didn’t Bernie run in the last primary?

        • @PugJesus
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          76 months ago

          For some reason, people are convinced that Bernie would have won if it wasn’t for the DNC putting a gun to the head of millions of Democratic voters and making them vote for Joe Biden instead.

          I’m a Bernie voter. Biden was like, third to last pick for me, not exactly rooting for him. If people my age spent as much time and effort actually fucking voting like the suburban fucking soccer moms that shored up Biden’s support during the primary, we COULD have had Bernie.

        • @[email protected]
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          66 months ago

          2020 yes, 2024 no. Biden had small time candidates against him in the primaries (Dean Phillips, Marianne Williamson, RFK).

          The consensus in the DNC was for no major candidates to challenge him as it may shake his standing. It’s tradition to not primary against an incumbent.

          • @FreakinSteve
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            16 months ago

            “President Carter won’t debate me!!!” - Guess who

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            16 months ago

            Ah yes, I had it in my head that they didn’t primary at all, as opposed to it being traditionally non-competitive. Thanks for the correction

      • @Smoogs
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        16 months ago

        Then run yourself. Stop complaining for someone else to do something. You’re just as ineffective as who you hate.

    • @FreakinSteve
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      46 months ago

      Wow guess who didnt pay attention to the primaries

      • @Smoogs
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        16 months ago

        Hey you’re only reach here is crying someone else to do a thing so you’d vote for them. Way to be ineffective to any of your problems.

        • @FreakinSteve
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          16 months ago

          Fair point. Since I am not part of the elite donor class, I am ineffective. Best I manage is a noncommittal form letter in response to mail and phone calls

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      The democratic primary was canceled in many states, they made it impossible for anyone to run a serious campaign. They wouldn’t even have the candidates for interviews on their networks, not even to maybe pressure Biden to stop leaning so far to the right.

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        16 months ago

        Actually they did. You slept through it and watched the trial instead.

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      I wish I was this dumb. Maybe then I could believe in the fantasy of getting representation in exchange for my vote and/or taxation.