▲ 325 ▼ topical (startrek.website) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Lwaxana@startrek.website to c/risa@startrek.website 50 comments fedilink hide all child comments this thread is full of people placing blame on everyone except the people who actually voted for trump. face the facts: the democrats could have put caucasian jesus on the ticket and trump would still have won.
[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 45 points 2 years ago (3 children) Tim Walz. ... That's about it. Looks like I only needed one finger. Dang. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 23 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Not 70+ years old. Still managed to make enough mistakes to offset Trump's age. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Draegur@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) and as awful as trump is, he wasn't even the worst part of his campaign or his administration. Metaphorically speaking, America voted a rabid feral jackal, but what's really gonna fuck us are the fleas hiding in its mangy, matted, filthy coat and the parasites teeming in its guts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] activ8r@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I love every word of this. Damn. permalink fedilink source parent [–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Frankly, that wouldn't have been a mistake if it had been Bernie. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 0 points 2 years ago It still would be a mistake and would prevent some people from voting for him, but Bernie would at least compensate for it by actually supporting popular policies instead of the opposite and have some energy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cort@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) A lot of people out there disagreeing with this, saying Josh Shapiro (PA Governor) would have been a better choice, and helped lock down PA. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 5C5C5C@programming.dev 14 points 2 years ago She would have lost Michigan and Wisconsin by even larger margins if she went with Shapiro instead of Walz. permalink fedilink source parent [–] errer@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago There’s a pretty good argument this too was a mistake given what happened in PA. At least one swing state might have been saved… permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 23 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Not 70+ years old. Still managed to make enough mistakes to offset Trump's age. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Draegur@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) and as awful as trump is, he wasn't even the worst part of his campaign or his administration. Metaphorically speaking, America voted a rabid feral jackal, but what's really gonna fuck us are the fleas hiding in its mangy, matted, filthy coat and the parasites teeming in its guts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] activ8r@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I love every word of this. Damn. permalink fedilink source parent [–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Frankly, that wouldn't have been a mistake if it had been Bernie. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 0 points 2 years ago It still would be a mistake and would prevent some people from voting for him, but Bernie would at least compensate for it by actually supporting popular policies instead of the opposite and have some energy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) and as awful as trump is, he wasn't even the worst part of his campaign or his administration. Metaphorically speaking, America voted a rabid feral jackal, but what's really gonna fuck us are the fleas hiding in its mangy, matted, filthy coat and the parasites teeming in its guts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] activ8r@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I love every word of this. Damn. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] activ8r@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I love every word of this. Damn. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Frankly, that wouldn't have been a mistake if it had been Bernie. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 0 points 2 years ago It still would be a mistake and would prevent some people from voting for him, but Bernie would at least compensate for it by actually supporting popular policies instead of the opposite and have some energy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 0 points 2 years ago It still would be a mistake and would prevent some people from voting for him, but Bernie would at least compensate for it by actually supporting popular policies instead of the opposite and have some energy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cort@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) A lot of people out there disagreeing with this, saying Josh Shapiro (PA Governor) would have been a better choice, and helped lock down PA. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 5C5C5C@programming.dev 14 points 2 years ago She would have lost Michigan and Wisconsin by even larger margins if she went with Shapiro instead of Walz. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 5C5C5C@programming.dev 14 points 2 years ago She would have lost Michigan and Wisconsin by even larger margins if she went with Shapiro instead of Walz. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] errer@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago There’s a pretty good argument this too was a mistake given what happened in PA. At least one swing state might have been saved… permalink fedilink source parent