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[-] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 8 points 10 months ago

Ah yes, the token argument that establishment Democrats use when a reasonable candidate who isn't theirs comes along

[-] Cheesus@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

You think Biden running on the democratic ticket, trump on the republican, and Stewart on an independent ticket would have no impact on the election for Democrats?

[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago

I would expect him to run against Biden in the democratic primary and not pursue the office as an independent if he lost, like Bernie did.

[-] turkalino@lemmy.yachts -1 points 10 months ago

Not what I'm saying at all. I'm fully aware that the "fringe candidate" would "steal" votes from the establishment candidate, but honestly? I'd take another Trump presidency if it actually lit a fire under the Democratic Party's ass and got them to start endorsing candidates who voters actually want, rather than minimally focusing on being the lesser of two evils. The Republican Party deserves all the shit they get, but you gotta hand it to them, at least they're backing candidates that their voters actually want.

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