this post was submitted on 07 Apr 2025
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

I don't think Trump will be any better in his 3rd term. So pretty low really.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Could just be a dead guy, that'd be more stable.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm not compromising my standards. I'll vote for the least shitty candidate that can win, but I will still criticize them. People need to stop accepting their candidate is acceptable just because they voted for them or that criticizing their candidate means they voted for the wrong candidate. It's a 2 party system. Neither party is going to do everything the way you'd like it to. You can criticize them while voting for them, while asking others to vote for them.

That being said, a rock meets by standards better than my last options.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There should be more pressure to move away from the 2 party system creating these problems. We need to demand it from our leaders because they seem not to care about it either.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

We can offer as much pressure as we want, they're the only game in town. So long as the Democrats have a monopoly on opposition to the Republicans they've got no incentive to actually oppose them. If they rendered the Republican party electorally obsolete then they'd be faced with third parties from all sides while losing their one unassailable reason for existing and having to appeal to their actual policies on merit.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Hillary Clinton. (Who loses again to Donny boy)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm assuming, as always, they will be entirely evil caretakers of Empire, regardless of who wins.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

7th grade level

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

The Untied States? In the next presidential election, this fall, it's predicted to be Andon Knot (Republican Order–Popular Emancipation) vs Trip Lacey (Community-Oriented Rally–Democrats), right? These candidates are both said to play fast and loose, but I don't think it'll be very different from the incumbent.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I say it can't get any lower but America keeps digging.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Honestly, the guy on the right is looking okay these days.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

probably like 70% of Americans would accept a military dictatorship right now even if it is a terrible idea

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Found this on Lemmy yesterday, pretty accurately describes my thoughts on this question.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Wait, you guys had standards for this?!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Hopefully some of the 87 million eligible voters who stayed at home in the 2024 elections might have realised that voting does matter, and does change their life.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

just someone with a brain would be great.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

A brain? I'm willing to accept the Magi from Evangelion at this point.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Donald Trump? About the same as now