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[–] [email protected] 8 points 13 hours ago

I am pretty sick of the Democrats bullshit, but I’m even more sick of the Republicans bullshit.

I hate it here.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 13 hours ago

Libs be libbing

[–] [email protected] 7 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

My god! You mean they attached a bomb collar around her neck and said if she didn't comply they would detonate it?

Wait, they didn't do anything of the sort? Well, sounds like they didn't force her to do anything and the only thing stopping her from speaking out was her own spineless cowardice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

"Leadership"

[–] [email protected] 12 points 16 hours ago

Color me surprised that the Democrats have as much blame for our current situation as the Republicans. Nobody, NOBODY, wanted to return to normal; they wanted real change and the best they got was state-sponsored financing for tech companies and unequal economic policies

[–] [email protected] 6 points 15 hours ago

Like they were ever going to.

If she was going to do something different to what the party wants, she'd never have been their nominee to start with.

[–] nul42 16 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Wow, so if true this implies that in the Democratic party even the women running for president has to do what the big man says. Hope this is false.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago

It's definitely not false, it's the playbook all of the political giants have been running for very many years now.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Or else what? Withdraw the nomination? (You can't withdraw a nomination lol)

Harris chose this

[–] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Cut off funding, maybe. They would have guaranteed a loss with that maneuver thoug.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 22 hours ago (4 children)

Even this seems far fetched. Why would they risk something like that in an election that had so much hanging on it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

You know how in chess notation, questionable moves are marked with a question mark. That would have been a double question mark move. But dems have been making one questionable move after another.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 17 hours ago

I'm convinced that the DNC isn't worried about winning any more races than they have to do that they survive as a political entity. Just going off the push the minority leaders have been making and the stream of emails and phone calls I get, as someone registered independent.

I see and hear nothing about actual policy change or progressivism from the names in the critical positions, and a lot about donations to "help us win next time, guys, for real this time!"

My senators (both women, both dems), haven't actually responded to any of my calls, emails, or letters asking for their stances or plans for change. I have got several form responses that end with a call for donations, though. 🤷

[–] [email protected] 4 points 16 hours ago

Yes. As much as the Dems insist "This is a critical juncture, and we need to unite", they mean "You need to unite behind whatever we say you need to do".

See post-election: The only thing the Dems want to do is wear matching outfits, rather than vote "No".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

They were already hanging the future of the country on an old man who struggled to stay awake through press conferences.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

It worked for Trump.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 14 hours ago

Sounds like she’s a bitch. You’re campaign already started who gives a fuck what Joe Biden wants. Imo it’s good she didn’t win because if she could be that easily controlled then it’s better she stay on the sidelines.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Oh? Pulling a “Republican”? My wife made me do it? Wasn’t my fault? Attempting to distance herself so she can make a run for office again.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

As a liberal male from CA; she's just not likeable. She gives off the energy of that high strung person everyone's trying to avoid talking to at the cookout.

Then again Donald Trump gives off that creepy conspiracy theorist pedo vibe that you'd also avoid and the right loves him.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

I’m less concerned with likability than I am with the reports of her being a bully to staff.

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