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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 58 points 1 week ago (15 children)

I won't cry for Cheney, who spent her life feeding the beast that's eating her now, but this is a horrendous precedent and someone should stop it.

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago (12 children)

There was an opportunity to do that a little over a month ago. But because Democrats didn't put up the god-perfect candidate, voters opted for the dictator, then complained when he started acting like a dictator.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Well the important thing here is that you learned your party needs to run better candidates if they want to win. I certainly hope we learned our lesson.

[–] btaf45@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Well the important thing here is that you learned your party needs to run better candidates if they want to win.

Well if its not your party why would we want your advice? It sounds like you are someone who has set themselves up to be a lifetime loser in politics who will never win and has never won.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 5 days ago

laughs while taking his kids to a park on a local bike lane all built in the last few years

Buddy, I don't identify with a political party or ideology. These are tools to deliver material gains for your community.

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well the important thing here is that you learned your party needs to run better candidates if they want to win

The saddest part of it is people who keep dredging up this inane reasoning understand neither the irony or stupidity involved in it.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 0 points 1 week ago

Is it irony to know voters are dumb and then expect them to know better? Definitely stupid.

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