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I've been really wary of novelty candidates since 2016. Probably best to go negative on this kid right out of the gates. Really play up the worst grades on hi

I've been really wary of novelty candidates since 2016. Probably best to go negative on this kid right out of the gates. Really play up the worst grades on his report card, and make him explain any unexcused absences. But on the upside, he probably hasn't ever even considered sexual harassment or racist comments. Yet. ~

fipple 8y ago
If you read his quotes it’s clear that he doesn’t deserve to be bucketed with Trump.
- xiamx 8y ago
  why is this downvoted?
  - logfromblammo 8y ago
    Not sure. My intent was to draw a parallel between the fitness to serve of Trump and an 14-year old candidate for governor. If one is a serious, electable candidate, so too is the other, except the 14-year old might actually be a better choice, because it's still possible that he'll respect women and minorities, eat his vegetables, and earn the "Citizenship in the Nation" merit badge. With the speculation that Trump might have been defeated if anyone took him seriously as a candidate earlier and invested more in ads to discredit him, and in the current political climate where public bullying is accepted as normal, sure, you can go negative against a kid. And as he has no voting record, the only source material for attack ads would have to be his public school permanent record--or, as mentioned elsewhere, maybe the Discord chat logs for some MMO guild full of 14-year-old boys.
meddlepal 8y ago
> But on the upside, he probably hasn't ever even considered sexual harassment or racist comments. Yet. Have you ever been a teenager or been on an American schoolyard? That stuff starts much earlier than 14.
misterprime 8y ago
>hasn't ever even considered sexual harassment or racist comments You're taking the fact that he is running for governor as evidence that he doesn't play any online multiplayer games?
meritt 8y ago
> he probably hasn't ever even considered sexual harassment or racist comments. Yet. Based on my experience in multiplayer online games, I'd argue his age is in no way support of that particular assumption. Toxic doesn't even begin to describe things.
ghostbrainalpha 8y ago
I understand your cation, but I'm hesitantly optimistic about this campaign. I won't commit until I hear his stance on chores, are they necessary, does he do them, what is a fair allowance and should that allowance be connected to chores or independent from it?
lifeisstillgood 8y ago
Would you buy a used prom-date from this man. :-) Good luck to him and to democracy

fipple 8y ago

If you read his quotes it’s clear that he doesn’t deserve to be bucketed with Trump.

xiamx 8y ago
why is this downvoted?
- logfromblammo 8y ago
  Not sure. My intent was to draw a parallel between the fitness to serve of Trump and an 14-year old candidate for governor. If one is a serious, electable candidate, so too is the other, except the 14-year old might actually be a better choice, because it's still possible that he'll respect women and minorities, eat his vegetables, and earn the "Citizenship in the Nation" merit badge. With the speculation that Trump might have been defeated if anyone took him seriously as a candidate earlier and invested more in ads to discredit him, and in the current political climate where public bullying is accepted as normal, sure, you can go negative against a kid. And as he has no voting record, the only source material for attack ads would have to be his public school permanent record--or, as mentioned elsewhere, maybe the Discord chat logs for some MMO guild full of 14-year-old boys.

meddlepal 8y ago

> But on the upside, he probably hasn't ever even considered sexual harassment or racist comments. Yet. Have you ever been a teenager or been on an American schoolyard? That stuff starts much earlier than 14.

misterprime 8y ago

>hasn't ever even considered sexual harassment or racist comments You're taking the fact that he is running for governor as evidence that he doesn't play any online multiplayer games?

meritt 8y ago

> he probably hasn't ever even considered sexual harassment or racist comments. Yet. Based on my experience in multiplayer online games, I'd argue his age is in no way support of that particular assumption. Toxic doesn't even begin to describe things.

ghostbrainalpha 8y ago

I understand your cation, but I'm hesitantly optimistic about this campaign. I won't commit until I hear his stance on chores, are they necessary, does he do them, what is a fair allowance and should that allowance be connected to chores or independent from it?

lifeisstillgood 8y ago

Would you buy a used prom-date from this man. :-) Good luck to him and to democracy