It is too late to hold a competitive primary to allow a better candidate to emerge
  • RainfallSonata@lemmy.world
    202·
    9 months ago

    This is not from the linked article, but speaks to it.

    “America saw exactly who it was last night… Exactly who we are,” (D.L.) Hughley said. “I think Obama was what we aspire to be, Trump and his supporters are who we are.”

    The problem that Dems have is that they continue only to offer aspirations. Hope. Dreams. Instead of addressing what we are. No, they’re not going to fix racism in time for the election. But “we” are more than just racists or fascists. If Dems want to win they need to address the rest of what we are: broke. Sick. Overworked. Exploited. Isolated. Hope and dreams, maybes and mights aren’t going to win them the election.

    • tsonfeir@lemm.ee
      28·
      9 months ago

      I’m pretty sure everyone who falls into those categories isn’t going to vote for Trump unless they’re already brainwashed—and there’s nothing we can do about that. We can “pray” Trump just dies of old age.

      • Mario_Dies.wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        72·
        9 months ago

        This assumption is part of the problem. No one said they’ll vote for Trump, but there are a significant number of people in those categories who are disillusioned of the entire system and don’t see any candidate offering real solutions or taking real meaningful action toward the drastic systemic change we really need.

        This assumption that “if someone doesn’t like Biden, they must like Trump,” is the exact type of toxic tribalism that put Trump in office.

        • tsonfeir@lemm.ee
          23·
          9 months ago

          You’ve misinterpreted my comment and I don’t appreciate you putting words in my mouth. I’ve never said if a person doesn’t like Biden, they must like Trump. I said that if they are in the categories mentioned in the above comment, that they aren’t going to vote for Trump—with the exception of those who have been brainwashed into thinking the Republican Party cares about them.

          They probably won’t vote at all.

  • _number8_@lemmy.worldEnglish
    83·
    9 months ago

    it’s so obnoxious they won’t even have primaries. imagine how old he’ll be in january 2029

    • Skyrmir@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      9 months ago

      The leading candidates will be 82 or 86 by then, either way we’re WAY past the sell by date.

    • tsonfeir@lemm.ee
      73·
      9 months ago

      They can prop his dead body up in the Oval Office as long as Trump doesn’t get back in.

  • tsonfeir@lemm.ee
    68·
    9 months ago

    lol. Say whom? Seriously… the article doesn’t even have an author name.

    Just another round of right-wing propaganda.