• Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Kamala would sway any centrists towards Trump hands down. There is no brand recognition here besides maybe AOC and she’d fit a VP pick better. I fear a new candidate will only fracture us and ensure a Trump victory. There’s so much at stake for such uncertainty. I can say I will vote for whoever is opposing Trump and Project 2025. I just hope more than half the country is seeing all this shit and thinking “Nah, I dont want a king.”

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      5 months ago

      It is a worthwhile fear. As is doing nothing. Both are very valid fears.

      About the king though, that ship has sailed. It would take an act of Congress to fix that, hence there is basically no chance before the election and possibly not ever afterwards. Best we can do is a god-king emperor that chooses not to exercise their powers, or else does so really sneakily so that we can’t tell the difference - since ofc we are unable to even ask. We will literally never know if it is not happening - though ofc when it becomes really obvious that it is being used, then we’ll know. As such, Democracy is dead, long live our next king, whoever they may be.

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      5 months ago

      You dont need name/ brand recognition at this level. Its the presidency and there will only be two options. Its the wrong rule-stick for this level of race. If this were a house race or even a senate seat, sure. But not for whomever will carry the Democratic nomination.

      I fear a new candidate will only fracture us

      This is a weird talking point that has suddenly become very consistent.

      Bro. We’re already fully fractured and its Biden thats done the fracturing. Don’t fear the unknown: fear the known failure the commentators here have been telling you that you are pot-committed to. Thats a far far far bigger concern than not going to the convention with a candidate in hand.

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        5 months ago

        Yeah I can’t really agree with just about anything you said. We weren’t fractured until people decided the debate meant the world and his actual work in office right now doesn’t mean shit.

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          5 months ago

          You are living in a delusional fantasy. Biden’s polling was CATASTROPHIC before the debate. Why?

          Because Biden split the party in how he has handled Gaza.

          Its unbelievable the amount of delusion people around here try and persist with.

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            5 months ago

            Definitely not, maybe for terminally online people. But for most of the actual democratic american populace Gaza didn’t mean that much. Thats the sad truth, people mostly care about what’s happening at home, centrists especially.