PHOENIX (AP) – The 2024 presidential election is drawing an unusually robust field of independent, third party and long shot candidates hoping to capitalize on Americans’ ambivalence and frustration over a likely rematch between Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump.

  • originalucifer
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    -1710 months ago

    the proof that biden isnt the guy isnt exactly his age, but its his age.
    its that he apparently lacks the awareness required to understand he needs to fucking retire already… that these ancient political monoliths need to go.

    that lack of awareness is whhy he personally is not fit to be president.

    then theres the whole reality of ‘democrats are conservatives’ now, so actual democratic voters have to hold their nose and vote non-fascist while the DNC pretends the party is still relevant to the common man somehow.

    its been frustrating to watch for decades democrats fumble the ball at literally every play

    • @dvoraqs
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      1410 months ago

      Democrats have been winning important recent elections, no?

      • originalucifer
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        -410 months ago

        yeah, when the choice is ‘democrat’ or ‘fascist’ you tend to win some races.

        what sucks has been watching the democrats conservatively do fuck all for 40 years.

    • Neato
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      410 months ago

      Dropping out now is ideal, but he’d be forgoing both incumbency advantage and name recognition. I know why he doesn’t drop for a younger person. Also because there are no prominent Democrats with enough name recognition right now. People can throw stones about why there aren’t all day long but at this point it’s too late.

    • Frog-Brawler
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      110 months ago

      You’re not wrong about the democrats fumbling all the time; but at least they aren’t fascists.

      • @Ensign_Crab
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        110 months ago

        but at least they aren’t fascists.

        Second worst to fascism shouldn’t be the best we can ever hope for.

        • Frog-Brawler
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          010 months ago

          It’s not the best we can hope for, no one ever said that. It’s what we have. 10 times out of 10, I’ll take second worst to fascism as opposed to fascism.

          • @Ensign_Crab
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            210 months ago

            It’s what we have.

            When does it stop being all we have?