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It's a shame that this guy, who isn't wrong that Biden vs. Trump really shouldn't be our only option is being portrayed as a joke by the media rather than the story being a sad commentary on how disengaged we are as a citizenry.
Get off Lemmy, Dean.
But seriously this is utter nonsense. His failure to garner any interest isn’t indicative of the citizenry being disengaged. All it tells us is that nobody on the national stage gives a shit about a guy whose only job experience is inheriting the family distillery before serving one term in the house of reps and deciding to launch a long shot presidential primary challenge to get himself some attention.
Maybe, just maybe, this should be a clue that the answer to Trump isn’t a Democratic Trump.
I don't know this guy from Adam, I have no idea what his merits or weaknesses are as a candidate.
What's sad is that our options are what they are.
It's a clear vote for Biden over Trump for anyone rational, but it's time we wake up as citizens and fucking vote, every time, every election and always for someone who wants to get money out and get better democratic systems like ranked choice voting in.
We shouldn't be piling on someone who took a shot, pointing and saying "see? only the establishment can mint our candidates." We need new blood.
That's all I have to say.
I am not going to blindly celebrate a candidate simply for existing but you can do so if you like.
I get what you're saying, but the type of commentary similar to "well the election shouldn't be this way but here we are" really gives cause to people to be disengaged.
Even if you really don't like Biden, look to your House and Senate candidates that may be on the ballot. Support in primaries the ones you agree with most. We have Rep. Tlaib, Rep. Cortez, Rep. Sanders who are extremely vocal about issues and that has sway across the whole party and influences the President as well, no matter who. Get new, passionate faces in government and have them make the process accountable to their constituents.
As if what politicans say actually matters in reality. What matters is whom they serve with the laws the pass. And who they pretend to serve with the laws they pass.