cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22241305

Jessica Corbett
Nov 06, 2024

“While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change,” said the Vermont Independent. “And they’re right.”

  • @[email protected]
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    452 hours ago

    Sigh, this guy is my fucking hero, honestly. Can’t believe Bernie still fights so hard for you guys after you did him so dirty.

    • @[email protected]
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      222 hours ago

      Remember, his candidacy was stolen from him by the DNC. If anyone has the right to rail at the DNC it is Bernie.

      Where would the working class be right now if he’d been the 2016 guy?

  • @dhork
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    3 hours ago

    A reminder that the Harris campaign raised a mind-boggling amount of money this election cycle. They significantly outraised the Trump campaign (and lets face it, Trump was likely skimming off the top of whatever his campaign did raise.) What good did it do? Where did it all go?

    https://www.opensecrets.org/2024-presidential-race

    • @Sanctus
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      302 hours ago

      Turns out, votes win elections not donations

      • @dhork
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        2 hours ago

        Right, but with that much money they could have paid for Ubers for all of their missing voters in PA/MI/WI to get to the polls, and possibly nationwide. I thought they said they had a superior GOTV operation. Where did the vote go?

        • @Sanctus
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          161 hour ago

          It also turns out, courting your opponents base isn’t as helpful as rallying your own.

          • @dhork
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            -71 hour ago

            No,I reject that argument. It’s not a zero sum game. There is no reason why the Democrats couldn’t be the party for everyone.

            • @[email protected]
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              121 hour ago

              There very certainly is, because the Democrats should not be the party for Nazis.

              As has been shown this election, the Republican party are Nazis. Trying to influence the mythical “good” Nazis to vote for Harris was a terrible idea to begin with.

              • @dhork
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                -11 hour ago

                At least they were the ones who saw Trump for what he really was, and wanted no part of it. Surely that has to count for something on the scale of 1 to Nazi.

                • @Sanctus
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                  What? They saw his base and said “well we have to capitulate with the extreme right, if we want to win we have to be conservatives.” Well if you wanna be republicans so bad then go fucken register. I’m done with the dems. Signing up for the socialist and arming myself right now. Its over, here comes White Christian Nationalism and all engulfing inequality.

    • @Tylerdurdon
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      92 hours ago

      They pulled in a lot of money, even if they lost. I wonder what kind of lesson that will be. Perhaps it’s not all about money? Perhaps a platform that appeals to voters matters more? Nah… They got money. Corporate Democrats won’t change.

      • @[email protected]
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        52 hours ago

        Democratic consultants will always advocate for whatever gets them paid the most… and they get paid whether they win or lose.

    • NoiseColor
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      19 minutes ago

      Very recent history tells us no.