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      8 months ago

      RFK is way more appealing to the maga crowd than mainstream or progressive Dems.

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          8 months ago

          Who? I’ve literally never heard of this person prior to now. And I’d like to think I stay fairly up-to-date on US politics.

          So yeah, I’m going to go with probably not.

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            8 months ago

            He’s pretty well known among the folks that are big on social justice and environmental issues. I would argue that he’s the biggest name to be on the Green ticket since Nader.

            And he doesn’t have to be know by everyone to fuck over Biden. This is going to be a close race. Spoiling a race means that it could come down to a few more votes than normal for the Greens.

            Edit: he’s running as an independent now.

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        8 months ago

        Definitely debatable. Nader had 97k votes in Florida, and Gore needed about 500.

        There are a number of variables that arguably screwed Gore. The ballot format, the chads, the court, the completion from the left, etc. Many argue that removing any one of those variables could’ve likely tipped things for Gore.

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                8 months ago

                And SCOTUS handing it to him, of course.

                Also Roger Stone and the rest of the Brooks Brothers Riot ratfuckers for delaying and disrupting the recount enough to give SCOTUS cover for their ridiculous decision to weigh in at all.

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                8 months ago

                Going to back to the point of this thread. Someone like West is not going to win. Vote for him if you want, but if you’re in a state that is going to be tight, voting for him will make it easier for the far right candidate to get certified.

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                    8 months ago

                    One of those candidates is literally running on overturning democratic elections, giving even more money and free rein to private industry, and having his family in appointmented positions.

                    The false equivalency stuff needs to end.