• Flying Squid
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    029 days ago

    And he might not die, he might just keep getting less able to do the job. Either way, that’s really not someone people want to hear all that much about unless they’re already invested in the horse race.

    Most people don’t want to hear about crazy grandpa or boring grandpa unless they’re at grandpa’s house.

    • @WildPalmTree
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      229 days ago

      If might was money, we’d all be rich. He might not. Missunderstand me correctly, I know it’s not optimal and I would have preferred something else. All I’m saying is, there are not two bad choices. Only one bad. The other is eeeeh.

      • Flying Squid
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        129 days ago

        I understand what you’re saying, and if the populace was rational, I’d agree. But they’re not. They see two bad choices and I really don’t think that can solely be blamed on the media. Part of it is just that they’re both really old.