• The Quuuuuill
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      -794 months ago

      Except he’s a democrat. Democrats aren’t immune to weirdo conservatives

      • @[email protected]OP
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        654 months ago

        He didn’t run in the Democratic primary because while Democrats can be weird, Democratic voters, including the rest of the Kennedy family, tend to reject this kind of weird.

        • finley
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          374 months ago

          Because this isn’t weird. This is just completely fucking insane.

        • @CharlesDarwin
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          134 months ago

          The Republicans can have him. They love this brain worm kind of stuff. Right up their alley.

        • @WoahWoah
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          64 months ago

          That’s true, but only as of like a year ago. He was a Democrat for like 50 years. Doesn’t make this (or him) any less reprehensible and bat-shit crazy. I, for one, am glad he changed to an independent party affiliation.

          • @[email protected]
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            154 months ago

            Well, when he was a private citizen he was free to identify with whatever party he chose. But once he starting putting forward his candidacy it became quite clear that his form of politics was not in line with the party in several important ways. So it’s not as if he was a normal democrat for that period and abruptly changed. His differences became clear as soon as he was subject to public scrutiny.

            But I would agree that he’s more a part of the political left than the right.

            • @WoahWoah
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              34 months ago

              That’s… a pretty well summed and thoughtful description. Thanks!

      • @jeffw
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        64 months ago

        Which is why he wants a spot in Trump’s cabinet in exchange for an endorsement?