zifnab25 [he/him, any]@hexbear.net to politics@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 months agoDonald Trump’s Team Tapped RFK Jr. as Potential Vice Presidentwww.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squarezifnab25 [he/him, any]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoWe’ll see. He’s got an enormous headwind and he’s not nearly as popular in the Midwest as he was in 2016. They’re both deeply unappealing candidates with these deranged bases of support.
minus-squaretactical_trans_karen [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoWhen was the last time there was an actually appealing candidate on the final ticket?
minus-squarezifnab25 [he/him, any]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-25 months agoObama 2008. And even then, only appealing to the segment of the population not biting through its own tongue trying not to say the N-word. Also - and, admittedly, this was just during the primary - but I’m going to take a bold position and say I found Bernie Sanders appealing.
We’ll see. He’s got an enormous headwind and he’s not nearly as popular in the Midwest as he was in 2016.
They’re both deeply unappealing candidates with these deranged bases of support.
When was the last time there was an actually appealing candidate on the final ticket?
Obama 2008. And even then, only appealing to the segment of the population not biting through its own tongue trying not to say the N-word.
Also - and, admittedly, this was just during the primary - but I’m going to take a bold position and say I found Bernie Sanders appealing.