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[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 40 points 2 days 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 54 points 2 days ago (2 children)

So that's who the democrats will run in 2028

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

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

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] sleeplessone@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day 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 1 day 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 2 points 1 day 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 1 day 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 5 points 1 day 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 1 points 1 day 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.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 40 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 day 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 4 points 1 day 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 6 points 1 day ago

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

The least evil fuck is still an evil fuck.

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

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