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[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 45 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Mitt Romney might just be the only member of the GOP with at least a single honest bone in his body.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 60 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So that's who the democrats will run in 2028

[–] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 23 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Irritatingly plausible. I'm going to be stoked if we get another election at all though.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We will. A free and fair one, though? Outlook not so good.

[–] sleeplessone@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If it makes you feel any better, the US has never had a free or fair election.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

That can certainly be argued, but they at least had (incredibly shitty) rules that were followed. Now they won't even have that.

[–] MidWestKhagan@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 months ago

What’s the point of elections when it’s always already pre bought? AIPAC already bought everyone who would run for election; however, something happened on twitter and Trump and his goons are really upset at israel now.

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well we'll have an actual primary if there's an election so if he gets through a democratic primary, that's on democrat voters. I also don't think he wants to run.

[–] Fidel_Cashflow@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

very funny to see the results of the last few dem primaries and still think that voters choose who the candidate will be

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Voters not seeing that they're getting played is its own problem. DNC can push whoever, up to voters to decide whether to follow or push back.

The RNC tried to push Jeb or Rubio in 2016, Republicans put in Trump instead.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 43 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, its just nice when they're honest about it.

US republicans will be like: "8 men should own this country and everyone else can die in the gutter". US democrats will be like: "We need to reframe the conversation about the lived experiences of so many of our constituents, and reach solutions that include these realities [policies not different from those above]".

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Democrats are evil fucks too. But not evil enough that I’m going to give Mitt Romney any credit.

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 months ago

They're evil enough. If complete support for yet another genocide isn't "evil enough" I wonder what might do it.

[–] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 months ago

The least evil fuck is still an evil fuck.

[–] beek@beehaw.org 14 points 2 months ago

This isn’t a statement rooted in honesty or morality. This is saying the quiet part out loud.