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Because they are flailing? Fuel prices will decide the midterms. There are pockets of die hards but after asking plenty of trump voters, they aren't happy. As

Because they are flailing? Fuel prices will decide the midterms. There are pockets of die hards but after asking plenty of trump voters, they aren't happy. As long as the democrats in the US keep the identity shit to a minimum and make gains on actual issues likr housing and healthcare they can't lose.

dylan604 10d ago
> they can't lose. Thanks for the laugh. The Dems have a habit of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
- Avicebron 10d ago
  I never said it wasn't going to be an incompetence slugfest
- frmersdog 10d ago
  You think those "losses" aren't (to a degree) calculated? They are going to try their damnedest to win enough seats to do what they want, without winning so many that they'd have to do what they must.
  - dylan604 10d ago
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  - Avicebron 10d ago
    The greatest career move a politician can make is to take an issue that lots of people are suffering from and make sure it is never solved but people still think they are the one who can solve it. This is Bernie's whole career (among others).
    - user68858788 10d ago
      Bernie is one of the few politicians that have a voting record which aligns with their rhetoric, going back decades.
    - mitxela 10d ago
      Bernie never won the presidency though?
      - Avicebron 10d ago
        I don't dislike Bernie, I'm pointing out a trend among politicians.
        frmersdog 7d ago
        Maybe don't use him as the archetypal example if he's not even an example of it. He seems to do well for his constituents. The problem is that people outside his state keep (stupidly) choosing not to be his constituents.
      - dylan604 10d ago
        Being president pretty much ends your power/influence. So if you don't get what you want accomplished, you're not getting it done. As a Senator, you get 6 years every time you win an election. With that, some people are more effective not being president.
    - dylan604 10d ago
      the same can be said about bigPharma

dylan604 10d ago

> they can't lose. Thanks for the laugh. The Dems have a habit of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Avicebron 10d ago
I never said it wasn't going to be an incompetence slugfest
frmersdog 10d ago
You think those "losses" aren't (to a degree) calculated? They are going to try their damnedest to win enough seats to do what they want, without winning so many that they'd have to do what they must.
- dylan604 10d ago
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- Avicebron 10d ago
  The greatest career move a politician can make is to take an issue that lots of people are suffering from and make sure it is never solved but people still think they are the one who can solve it. This is Bernie's whole career (among others).
  - user68858788 10d ago
    Bernie is one of the few politicians that have a voting record which aligns with their rhetoric, going back decades.
  - mitxela 10d ago
    Bernie never won the presidency though?
    - Avicebron 10d ago
      I don't dislike Bernie, I'm pointing out a trend among politicians.
      - frmersdog 7d ago
        Maybe don't use him as the archetypal example if he's not even an example of it. He seems to do well for his constituents. The problem is that people outside his state keep (stupidly) choosing not to be his constituents.
    - dylan604 10d ago
      Being president pretty much ends your power/influence. So if you don't get what you want accomplished, you're not getting it done. As a Senator, you get 6 years every time you win an election. With that, some people are more effective not being president.
  - dylan604 10d ago
    the same can be said about bigPharma