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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago

What the actual fuck. They never learn.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago

Never get tired of losing

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago

Sure, let's do the same stupid shit again and expect different results.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Who?

Seriously. I haven't seen a word from her since she lost. Meanwhile, Elizabeth Warren, Katie Porter, and of course AOC are posting and speaking publicly every day. Katie's running for governor of California and I will give her my vote when the time comes.

The DNC clearly has its head up somewhere dark and damp. Harris's campaign went flat as soon as they got involved.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I like Harris just fine and she would have been a far better president than Donnie, but this is how JD Vance becomes President.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Bold to assume Trump 3 doesn't happen.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 days ago

So, they prove once again that they don't learn.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 days ago

Mmore proof the neo liberal democratic party is a controlled opposition party who bows to the will of the same Wall Street military and prison industry profiteers that guide the policies of the right. Trump is going to be handed another 4 years after they repeal the 22nd amendment. this country is a fascist hellscape

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 days ago

Please don’t.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago

no just no no no please god no

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 days ago

What the fuckkkkk

[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 days ago (2 children)

No they fucking haven't.

I don't know who they're polling to come up with that trash. Dems didn't turn out for her in 2024 because she had no answers on the economy, and refused to admit Israel was genociding Palestinians, so they sure as shit aren't going to turn up for her in 2028--if there's even an election in 2028--when she still won't have any answers about the economy--which will likely be in full depression territory by then--and all she'll be able to do with Israel is say, "well, it's too late, all the Palestinians have been genocided, oh well).

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

Mind if I ask a question? Did you vote for her?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

Yes. I voted for her because there was no other viable option. Claiming that she's the best choice in primaries, for a 2028 presidential run is absolute nonsense. Running her again would be beyond stupid; it would be like running Clinton (Hilary, not Bill) a second time.

Fuck sake, get someone that's a charismatic populist running on messages of, "hell yes, we're going to tax the shit out of billionaires, we're going to tax them until they're millionaires", with expansion of gov't services and de-privatization as major platform planks. Dems need a Project 2028 that lays all of this shit out on an eyes-only basis so they can get the majority of it through in the first 4 months, too. Not just unwinding the damage that Trump has done to the federal bureaucracy, but EXPANDING it, and hardening it against any future interference from the executive branch.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

The pool wasn't about general election. It's about primaries. Insane as it is, it's all about name recognition. People in US will simply vote for the one person they heard about. But it's still early, other candidates still have time to get their name out there.

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

No we fucking didn't. She can't win a primary against sanders.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Bernie Sanders is 83. He won't be running in the Presidential primaries.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Never say never, but aoc might. And she's lib enough to win over most dems.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'd trust Bernie at 95 wayyyy more than trump at any age

[–] Auli 2 points 1 day ago

Fuck no get someone younger. Enough with the senior citizens running the country.

[–] [email protected] 119 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Are you fucking kidding me.

AOC and Bernie over here amassing entire legions of working class people and they're over here bashing themselves in the nuts. doing a straw poll with corporate doners pretending like it means fucking ANYTHING.

GODAMNIT THESE FUCKING DEMOCRATS ARE FUCKING MORONS.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago

Both the Dems and Republicans have failed us...Maybe we should start looking to a third party that actually cares about the people.

[–] [email protected] 134 points 3 days ago (3 children)

We still have three years to go before the next election, assuming one actually happens.

At this stage in the game, the only thing that these types of polls are going to reveal is who has the most name recognition.

In other words, everyone calm down.

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[–] [email protected] 114 points 3 days ago (3 children)

fucking morons.

people demanding progressives, but no, lets pretend conservative democrats have a fucking chance.

how tone-deaf can you fucking be.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Considering the Democratic Party has done this 3 times in a row and that they refuse to primary wildly unpopular members of their own party.

They are extremely tone deaf and out of touch with what the voters want. It’s why I want the progressives in the party to split off. The progressives are screwed if they stay, so why not leave and have an actual fucking chance?

Bernie Sanders got screwed over by the super delegates who all went for unpopular Hillary Clinton. Imagine how wildly different things would be if he was the Democratic nominee in 2016?

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is why repubs don't have to cheat to win. Democrats will it into existence.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Please understand that they still will cheat if they can, because it's more fun for them that way

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Here's an idea, maybe field a compelling candidate who can beat Trump?

Crazy I know. I just don't know where it comes from sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If Trump is allowed to run again so is Obama. Not sure how everyone feels about that.

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[–] [email protected] 83 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Good god please no. Not again.

[–] [email protected] 63 points 3 days ago

Dems right now.

Goofy meme I’ll fucking do it again

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Democrats love fucking losing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

They’re gonna keep doing wackier shit until it’s clear they’ve been fucking with their supporters the whole time then say “you really thought we were on your side??” then sucker punch an old lady and run over a dog.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 days ago

A.) this is a joke right? B.) amusing they think there’s gonna be a viable election in 2028

[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 days ago

Jfc. They'll never learn. We really are all doomed.

Just kidding. We were doomed already.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago

I swear to god if they pull this nonsense again…

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Only if she plays the role of Taft in 1912.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago

She needs to fuck off. Permanently.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Honestly I don't think she should run in 28. Nothing against Kamala, but we really don't need a moderate centrist insider to bring us back from the damage Trump is doing. The nation would be far better off having a real debate with Pete, Tim, and Alexandria up on stage. Kamala would have too much power over the process, and would use every bit of it. Which of course means that's exactly what's going to happen, probably handing us a narrow loss to fucking Don Jr. or some other moron puppet.

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