Politics Thread

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Originally Posted by Xville

Walz pick is gross. Way too left.

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Are you surprised?

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Originally Posted by Xville

Walz pick is gross. Way too left.

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Great tickets on both sides, amirite?

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Originally Posted by GoMuskies

Great tickets on both sides, amirite?

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The two most popular politicians in America are Generic Republican and Generic Democrat. I predict that for the rest of my life that every election cycle we will have some version of "if they had ran anyone else I would have supported them" or "these are the two worst options."

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Originally Posted by xuphan

Are you surprised?

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Sadly, no. Had it been Shapiro, at least it’d be more of a centrist. Apparently both of these parties are disinterested in getting the independent vote

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Originally Posted by STL_XUfan

The two most popular politicians in America are Generic Republican and Generic Democrat. I predict that for the rest of my life that every election cycle we will have some version of "if they had ran anyone else I would have supported them" or "these are the two worst options."

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So you DON'T think we have particularly shitty candidates this time?

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Originally Posted by STL_XUfan

The two most popular politicians in America are Generic Republican and Generic Democrat. I predict that for the rest of my life that every election cycle we will have some version of "if they had ran anyone else I would have supported them" or "these are the two worst options."

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I hope not. It’s only been 2020 and 2024 where it’s been like this. Wasn’t a fan of Obama but he looks like Lincoln compared to the last two cycles

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Originally Posted by Xville

I hope not. It’s only been 2020 and 2024 where it’s been like this. Wasn’t a fan of Obama but he looks like Lincoln compared to the last two cycles

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McCain and Romney were easily the best two Republican candidtates of the 21st century. And they're the only two to have not won at least once. LOL. Bad timing that they ended up facing Obama and not Kerry, Gore, Clinton, Biden or Harris.

Cori Bush's reign of terror gets an expiration date today. Ilhan's district in Tim Walz's Minnesota is just crazy enough to send her back.

How did AOC get herself jumbled up with this group of loons? I disagree with her on most everything politically, but she's not an idiot like the others. Plus, you know, the quality pictures from her time at Boston U....

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Originally Posted by GoMuskies

So you DON'T think we have particularly shitty candidates this time?

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I do not think there is anyone that either party could put up at this time that would not get an immediate reaction of "worst candidate ever."

For the past year in this thread it was anyone other than Biden or Trump. So Biden gets replaced with Harris, and now it is anyone other than Harris. She picks Walz and now it is anyone other than Walz.

Same would be true on the Republican side. If Trump got replaced by Vance it would quickly move from "anyone but Trump" to we meant "anyone but Trump or Vance."

It is so much easier to tear someone down than build them up. So anyone that gets into the national spotlight will immediately be called the worst ever, because it is just easier and there is more profit to be made in outrage than cool headed analysis.

But you don't think this group of candidates suck? Just objectively?

Good to know you're not part of the addled-brain coalition thinking Trump is an existential threat to democracy at least. Apparently just another typical political candidate.

I WILL say they're not the worst. It could be Cori Bush and MTG!