▲ 307 ▼ The fall of Twitter is making the trolls and grifters desperate (www.salon.com) submitted 3 years ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 19 comments fedilink hide all child comments "They need us. We don't need them”
[–] Alto@kbin.social 44 points 3 years ago (2 children) The fact he's polling anywhere above 0% is fucking terrifying permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 28 points 3 years ago (1 child) Most of his "Democratic" supporters are probably Republicans. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cerbero@lemmy.world 21 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's really the Republicans that are bank rolling him as a spoiler candidate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zaktor@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago Unless this is a prelude to going third party, he's not spoiling anything in the Democratic primary. He's probably more of a play to deliver anti-Biden/anti-Democratic-Party messaging. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jonne@infosec.pub 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) I think that's just his last name doing the heavy lifting. Once you hear what he actually stands for (like being both antisemetic and supporting Israel no matter what they do), there's probably not a huge constituency. That's probably why the media is amplifying him and not Marianne Williamson. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rog@lemmy.one 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Isnt he a prolific anti-vaxer as well? But then held a fund raiser that required attendees to be vaxxed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jonne@infosec.pub 3 points 3 years ago Yeah, managed to be antisemetic in his antivaxness as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 28 points 3 years ago (1 child) Most of his "Democratic" supporters are probably Republicans. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cerbero@lemmy.world 21 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's really the Republicans that are bank rolling him as a spoiler candidate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zaktor@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago Unless this is a prelude to going third party, he's not spoiling anything in the Democratic primary. He's probably more of a play to deliver anti-Biden/anti-Democratic-Party messaging. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cerbero@lemmy.world 21 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's really the Republicans that are bank rolling him as a spoiler candidate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zaktor@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago Unless this is a prelude to going third party, he's not spoiling anything in the Democratic primary. He's probably more of a play to deliver anti-Biden/anti-Democratic-Party messaging. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zaktor@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago Unless this is a prelude to going third party, he's not spoiling anything in the Democratic primary. He's probably more of a play to deliver anti-Biden/anti-Democratic-Party messaging. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jonne@infosec.pub 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) I think that's just his last name doing the heavy lifting. Once you hear what he actually stands for (like being both antisemetic and supporting Israel no matter what they do), there's probably not a huge constituency. That's probably why the media is amplifying him and not Marianne Williamson. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rog@lemmy.one 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Isnt he a prolific anti-vaxer as well? But then held a fund raiser that required attendees to be vaxxed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jonne@infosec.pub 3 points 3 years ago Yeah, managed to be antisemetic in his antivaxness as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rog@lemmy.one 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Isnt he a prolific anti-vaxer as well? But then held a fund raiser that required attendees to be vaxxed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jonne@infosec.pub 3 points 3 years ago Yeah, managed to be antisemetic in his antivaxness as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jonne@infosec.pub 3 points 3 years ago Yeah, managed to be antisemetic in his antivaxness as well. permalink fedilink source parent