• FrankNebula@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    How ironic, he’s literally the only guy who can lose to Trump. Get another Democrat candidate.

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      11 months ago

      I can think of a ton of democrats that would fare worse than him in a general election versus Trump. I know lemmy at large (and my own personal politics) don’t align with a more centrist Democrat but with first past the post voting targeting the middle of the electorate is how you win.

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          11 months ago

          Trump won because the middle of the electorate largely hates Hillary Clinton. Coincidentally, she’s one of the Democrats that would do worse than Biden in a general election against Trump

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            11 months ago

            Trump won because the middle of the electorate largely hates Hillary Clinton.

            Oh, really? Is that why Democrats been blaming progressives and only progressives for her loss ever since?

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              11 months ago

              The party isn’t going to bad mouth a former First Lady that drives a huge amount of fundraising for them. I don’t like the fact that money is what drives politics but it’s where this country is at. Doesn’t change the fact that Hillary has a very high unfavorability rating, especially in swing states.

              Also, you’re allowed to disagree with me without posing it as a leading question.

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                11 months ago

                The party isn’t going to bad mouth a former First Lady that drives a huge amount of fundraising for them.

                That doesn’t mean they have to blame progressives, but holy fuck do they love doing so.

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                  11 months ago

                  Agreed. I think that speaks to how entrenched all this dark money is. I think repealing citizens United and implementing something like single transferable vote instead of first past the post would do a lot to fix American democracy and actually empower people over capital

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      11 months ago

      And he’s also the only one who’s even remotely worth winning. Seeing as how all the good options aren’t even attempting a campaign. And even if they were, the DNC has basically already decided Biden will be the candidate.