I really fucking hate that anytime the Dems are in trouble, their default response is to make overtures to the center right. There are many, many more eligible voters who aren’t just waiting for an excuse to vote for Trump like the “undecided” neocons. Fucking try giving the urban core something to vote for. Maybe try joining the 21st century and reconnecting with the left. Quit trying to save Republicans from themselves. It won’t work and they’re not worth it.
The Democrats are still stuck in this post-Clinton seniority mindset where they unofficially pick a candidate before primaries even begin, based on who has been around the longest and who has held the highest position. Remember “it’s her turn”? Yes, yes, I know it didn’t work against Obama, but heading into the debates everyone assumed Hillary would be the candidate until Obama put on the better show. More to the point, I think Obama breaking through scared the establishment Dems into doubling down on primary fuckery. See what happened to Bernie, twice. So now we have a president who knows all the right people but plays politics with the 1990s rulebook and has a terminal case of crusty old man voice.
Still better than Trump.
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Not to hijack a thread, but what does lemmy consider the BEST place in France? I’d like suggestions.
Republican politicians making excuses for Trump
omg if we raise grocery and streaming prices again we might unlock Double Sparkle Star mode
the search function is now hidden under six pages of Netflix exclusives and is pay-per-use
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sigh I miss r/vinyljerk
the Sookie Stackhouse novels vs. True Blood. the show got dumb but the books go off in so many more ridiculous directions. I quit watching the show after 3 seasons because the repetitive sex/violence juxtaposition got to be boring, but I still have to recognize that the show writers at least had restraint. also, Charlaine Harris writes like my foot
RealDebrid and/or Proton VPN
it’s the old kamikaze wager, either it works or
fuck J.K. Rowling and anything to do with her.
you want a Harry Potter themed instance? fucking make one.
Didn’t they also drag it out in city centers in order to deliberately undercount the urban population? I seem to remember that it went on forever, and then they just quit without finishing some conveniently high-minority areas.
typical dating in the 2020’s, dude is out with a queen and still won’t put down the damn phone
Donald Trump claiming executive privilege for his various crimes. It seemed like everyone was laughing about it even a couple months ago, like how can it be executive privilege when this is about things he was doing before and after his presidency? Then there was a narrative shift and now the media is back to hand-wringing over whether or not you can prosecute a former president. I don’t think anyone is expecting any of it to stick anymore.
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Eh, I would argue that this announcement is conveniently timed to try and win Trump-doubting conservatives with red meat after Biden’s debate performance failed to convince anyone