In another few years it’s going to be just like Iraq and Afghanistan. All those people who endlessly supported the war will suddenly go quiet and blend in, pretending they never supported such disastrous interventions – and of course, never admit they were wrong.

Suddenly you won’t be able to ever find someone who admits to having been a Trump supporter.

You’ve got issues. Get help, seriously. I also have one tagged as a nazi, which isn’t a good sign.

I think it’s no surprise boomers though who struggle to learn new tricks and are more susceptible to snake-oil scams and fear mongering. That’s not inherently unique to one generation, for we’ll be there one day too.

Though I’ll say they and GenX may standout a bit more, having grown up in an era so far removed from the modern tech world.

Reminder that neither Schumer nor Gillibrand ever endorsed Mamdani. Both are beholden to Israel and Black Stone.

Primary them ASAP.

This is incorrect, actually, but I expect nothing more from someone I have tagged for dubious claims about Russia and China. Yikes!

If anyone else has better arguments or questions and who isn’t from .ml I’ll engage in good faith :)

100%. At this point I believe that anyone denying this as fact is either a fool, or a Republican operative.

I will. The track record proves Democrats are better on all these issues, and there is ZERO evidence to suggest Harris would’ve revoked USAID that has now killed hundreds of thousands (more than Gaza). I will thus vote Democrat, as that is the only rational thing to do.

There was plenty of evidence to suggest this would happen if Trump and Musk’s endorsement won.

Even if, it doesn’t matter from a logical or ethical standpoint.

• If Harris was elected, USAID would still be in place.
• As a result of that, over 600,000 people would now be alive who otherwise are not.
• Harris was still objectively the better choice even on Gaza, climate change, USAID, LGBTQ+ rights, women’s rights, Ukrainian sovereignty (and Russia’s genocidal perpetration thereof) notwithstanding.

Sadly, the easiest bet to make is that either Red or Blue will win in November; and within that framework it is abundantly clear that Blue is the objectively better choice.

I mean even if we entertain what you say is true (it’s not), yes – that is by definition better than the alternative binary choice.

• Democratic party whom I align with 70% of time (as does Sanders): ~50% odds of winning
• Republican party whom I align with 0% of time: ~50% odds of winning.
• Third party whom I may or may not align with depending whom (and who are you actually fucking talking about?): 99.999% chance of losing, and thanks to the spoiler effect all but enables the greater poison to win.

Genius. Simply genius. Please, learn how Democratic primaries work, get engaged, and all your concerns will be assuaged.

The most rational position here, thanks for giving me hope.

Also, equating a moderate Kamala Harris-endorsing Republican Lieutenant Governor pick that is clearly a play for moderates in a purple state, to her competitor – Andy fucking Biggs – is just wild. For people who hate nazis so much, they sure like pushing tropes that help enable their victory.

Might as well pin this. Going to need this until November.

Just your friendly reminder that online right-wing operatives have a strong inclination to sow defeatism and apathy and push people to vote third party when it’s abundantly clear that there won’t be a race anywhere in the country where the Democrat isn’t better than the Republican in a binary choice election. Clearly, Bernie agrees.

Did people here forget Wiener is a major zionist? He literally supported batting students in California from protesting against Israel, not just just antisemitism. He only pivoted for the election this fucking January.

Connie Chan has a much better pro-Palestinian record, and yes also is lgbtq+ friendly.

You’re electing another Fetterman if you go with Wiener. Mark my words.

So, so gullible.

“I love the poorly educated!”

Also: PBS NewsHour: Missouri couple murdered in Guatemala after husband was deported

They’d be alive if Harris was president.

Just like Pretti and Good.

Hindsight is 20/20; if perfection was easy, everyone would do it. Why they didn’t isn’t going to be figured out by a lemmy strategist. After all, it was her team who got Obama elected twice against a white war POW war hero and a rich white businessman. Not like they were traitors or some shit, lol.

Look, these are all objective facts:

• Harris had one of the best campaigns possible given the short time she had and surrounding forces.
• Trump had ENORMOUS advantages, counter to the implied claim from the original user, claiming “she spent $1b and lost”
• On hindsight, Harris team could’ve maybe performed better.
• But, importantly, it should’ve been more than enough.

So let’s stop blaming the candidate, acting like “if you would’ve thrown a few more pebbles at the tank, maybe you would’ve won the fight! Weak!”

Given all this, my compromise is this: Michelle Obama should run in 2028 because, like you said, we need all the advantages we can get. Democrats will not get a more perfect candidate.

Circular reasoning. You’ve yet to establish the relevance of the premise in the first place.

Yes, I think Harris made some errors, but really no major blunders relative to incessant scandals from Trump. It was one of the cleanest runs I’ve seen since Obama’s 2008 probably.

But that’s just it now, isn’t it? That Harris needed to run a FLAWLESS campaign and do EVERYTHING right, while Trump can just trip and stumble, lie, cheat, steal, rape his way just fine.

… All because the Republican propaganda machine is very, very strong.

Why do you assume that was her strategy?

Personally, I put a lot of blame on Biden. He could’ve committed to one term, but admitted he later changed his mind.

Joe Rogan had a huge part to play in that, by the way. He determined the schedule and refused to meet her half-way during the blitz of a campaign she had to do. Have you ever tried to schedule a meeting with someone who doesn’t actually want to meet with you? It’s easy to blow people off.

Yes, I think Harris made some errors, but really no major blunders relative to incessant scandals from Trump. It was one of the cleanest runs I’ve seen since Obama’s 2008 probably.

But that’s just it now, isn’t it? That Harris needed to run a FLAWLESS campaign and do EVERYTHING right, while Trump can just trip and stumble, lie, cheat, steal, rape his way just fine.

… All because the Republican propaganda machine is very, very strong.

You’re telling me nothing I don’t already know but continue to miss the point.

The point isn’t how bad Trump was or how milquetoast or excellent Harris was; it was a matter of an uneven playing field. Fascists control what people see. That is all that matters, second to maybe Biden forcing her to run a blitz campaign.

No, I don’t think that’s the case here. I’ve been both right and now left in America over the years and she ran an objectively great campaign relative to the surrounding variables (short time, recovering economy and poor approval rating of Biden, and all the other things I mentioned that you ignored).

I mean, was she my ideal pick? Nah. But she was obviously better than Trump and ilk in every single way, if you ascended above the right-wing propaganda I mentioned.

That’s because extreme right propaganda ecosystem from fox news or Bezo’s censorship of WaPo to social media like musk’s buyout of Twitter to Joe Rogan to Russia and Israel supporting Trump aren’t included in those numbers.