• BadmanDan@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    And that’s why HE wins. You can’t be someone like that if you’re on the back foot (incumbent). Hell just lie, the media and podcasters will let him get away with it because he’s the challenger. And you’re doomed. It’s that simple. You’re not beating that.

    • Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee
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      13 days ago

      I would argue that neither the Harris campaign, nor her DNC masters actually wanted to win.

      The Dems cherish their “underdog” persona and by losing, they know they’ll be getting even more donations from frantic, fearful Americans. And by losing, the Dems don’t actually have to produce any governance results. They can just sit back and wag their fingers at voters with a smug, “I told you this would happen,” face.

    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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      13 days ago

      Not by moving to the right like Harris did. You don’t get Republican votes by showing off how you can break solidarity with Muslims, the undocumented, and trans people. You don’t get Republican votes by parading around not one but two Cheneys. If you’re a Democrat, there’s NOTHING you can do to get Republican votes.

      But these actions disillusion your base and they stay home.