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RFK Jr. and Bernie Sanders get into screaming match over Big Pharma (newrepublic.com)
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Summary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused Bernie Sanders of taking millions from Big Pharma during a heated exchange, but Sanders refuted the claim, stating his donations came from workers, not corporate PACs.

Kennedy repeatedly insisted Sanders was the top recipient of pharmaceutical money in 2020, but financial data shows no corporate PAC contributions to Sanders.

Meanwhile, Kennedy has profited from anti-vaccine activism, earning millions from lawsuits and speaking fees.

The debate ended without Kennedy answering whether he would guarantee health care for all as HHS secretary.

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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What the fuck do you want Harris to do? She's not President, Donald Trump is President. A big reason for that is people constantly needing to blame Democrats for everything. You got it so bad you're right now blaming an unemployed Democrat for the bad things that are happening while the GOP is controlling all branches of government.

The bad things that are happening are because people didn't vote for Harris. If you didn't vote for Harris, you're a part of the reason why bad things are happening. She ran a good campaign, was obviously the better choice for President, but not enough people voted for her because they're stupid. You have the government the American people voted for, or allowed to happen by not voting.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Small point of order here; Harris ran a terrible campaign. Her campaign was, in fact, so bad that she did not win the election. Many people that voted for her did so entirely due to her being the person the Democrats put to oppose Trump as opposed to any enthusiasm for or belief in her. I would hazard a guess and say more than half of her voters were of those ilk.

    I don't think anyone that wasn't actively part of planning the Dem campaign thinks it was done well. I have not met or spoken with such a person. Do you sincerely think she ran a good campaign? Why?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Her campaign was... Fine. It could have used more things like podcasts and such, but I don't know that could have gotten her what she needed. Her issues were more that the media was stacked against her, and we had insane voter suppression this time around. If she had maybe 6 months instead of 3 to get her name out there, maybe her traditional methods could have worked. She was packing out the venues she was visiting, so there was excitement for her.

    She just couldn't compete with the entire media and voter suppression.

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