return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 14 hours agoAn American tragedy: how Biden paved the way for Trump’s White House returnwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down116
arrow-up1111arrow-down1external-linkAn American tragedy: how Biden paved the way for Trump’s White House returnwww.theguardian.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 14 hours agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down7·8 hours agoA good chunk of Americans are so poisoned when it comes to socialism that they think Biden is a commie and you think Bernie had a chance?
minus-squareWatDabney@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·8 hours agoYes. Two things I believe in that context: Those Americans are louder than they are numerous. Some significant portion of the ex post facto “Sanders couldn’t have won anyway” spin was and is astroturf.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down6·8 hours agoThe last election just proved your first part wrong.
minus-squareWatDabney@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·7 hours agoI think it proves me right. Harris had a clear lead right up until she started backing away from her earlier more populist rhetoric in order to suck up to the corporate donors.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·6 hours agoHer policies were significantly more progressive than Trump’s yet Trump won the popular vote.
A good chunk of Americans are so poisoned when it comes to socialism that they think Biden is a commie and you think Bernie had a chance?
Yes.
Two things I believe in that context:
The last election just proved your first part wrong.
I think it proves me right.
Harris had a clear lead right up until she started backing away from her earlier more populist rhetoric in order to suck up to the corporate donors.
Her policies were significantly more progressive than Trump’s yet Trump won the popular vote.