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> Is there any reason in particular people should not be blaming Republican voters for "this"? Because if the Democrats want to be the grown ups, they've got t

> Is there any reason in particular people should not be blaming Republican voters for "this"? Because if the Democrats want to be the grown ups, they've got to act like it. Not keep pointing at the other guy and saying "he sucks, vote for me."

seanmcdirmid 2y ago
You would think the republicans did themselves in by claiming tariffs would lower prices. And not really having an economic policy, claiming to have a concept of a plan, but really not even that. The lack of substance, and the effectiveness of that lack of substance, was definitely enough to throw the Democrats off their game. Seriously, how do you even begin to counteract whatever it was the Republicans were throwing around? Narcissistic wild claims (Gaza/Ukraine wouldn’t have been attacked if I was president!), exaggeration (Biden’s non-recession was the worst ever!), the downright bizarre (I’m prettier than Kamala). It’s like running against Bizarro, what sane person would have even considered voting for him anyways? The American voters are definitely at fault here, not the Democrats. They were given the smelliest, harmful garbage and they actually voted for it. What consequences come from this are their fault, not the Democrats that didn’t run a crazy bizarre candidate.
wrs 2y ago
I’m baffled. Are you saying the Republicans were acting more like grownups? I think the Democrats learned too late that the voters didn’t want grownups and weren’t sure how to respond.
- palmotea 2y ago
  > I’m baffled. Are you saying the Republicans were acting more like grownups? No, I'm saying they're both acting like children in their own ways.
Freedom2 2y ago
I think this is a bit disingenuous. It was more like "he sucks, he has no plan for X and his plan makes no factual sense for Y, vote for me, here's my plan for X and my plan for Y" (remember the whole concept of a plan thing?)

seanmcdirmid 2y ago

You would think the republicans did themselves in by claiming tariffs would lower prices. And not really having an economic policy, claiming to have a concept of a plan, but really not even that. The lack of substance, and the effectiveness of that lack of substance, was definitely enough to throw the Democrats off their game. Seriously, how do you even begin to counteract whatever it was the Republicans were throwing around? Narcissistic wild claims (Gaza/Ukraine wouldn’t have been attacked if I was president!), exaggeration (Biden’s non-recession was the worst ever!), the downright bizarre (I’m prettier than Kamala). It’s like running against Bizarro, what sane person would have even considered voting for him anyways? The American voters are definitely at fault here, not the Democrats. They were given the smelliest, harmful garbage and they actually voted for it. What consequences come from this are their fault, not the Democrats that didn’t run a crazy bizarre candidate.

wrs 2y ago

I’m baffled. Are you saying the Republicans were acting more like grownups? I think the Democrats learned too late that the voters didn’t want grownups and weren’t sure how to respond.

palmotea 2y ago
> I’m baffled. Are you saying the Republicans were acting more like grownups? No, I'm saying they're both acting like children in their own ways.

Freedom2 2y ago

I think this is a bit disingenuous. It was more like "he sucks, he has no plan for X and his plan makes no factual sense for Y, vote for me, here's my plan for X and my plan for Y" (remember the whole concept of a plan thing?)