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BoTH SideS aRe THe SamE!

Don’t vote at all until we get the perfect candidate!! Surely sitting on the sidelines will push the Dems to the Left!!

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Surely if I beat this straw man hard enough, I will win the argument!

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Reply to an actual comment.

Get accused of creating a strawman.

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BoTH SideS aRe THe SamE!

The Romney wing of the Republican Party has huge overlap with the Biden wing of the Democratic Party.

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Something like 2% of the population thinks that Gaza is a big problem for America.

43% of the population thinks Donald Trump would be a good President.

Stop acting like you’re living in a country on the verge of a Socialist revolution.

Obama barely got the ACA passed when he had a veto proof majority.

I hate to be the one who has to explain this to you.

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Something like 2% of the population thinks that Gaza is a big problem for America.

Not actually true. You’ll see a 3-5% swing in the polls based on how closely Republicans and Democrats are aligned on supporting the Israeli genocide.

Stop acting like you’re living in a country on the verge of a Socialist revolution.

When you listen to Trump talk, a big part of his platform is appealing to the (whites only) democratic socialism common to the 50s and 60s. When Kamala panders to her base, she talks about cutting the private cost of health care and education. I’m not sure where you got the idea of a pending Socialist Revolution. But socialist policy is consistently appealing across large majorities of the American voting base.

Younger people want to enroll in Medicare sooner. Older people love Social Security. Parents clamor for public education. Students flock to public universities and scramble over one another for public educational grants. The whole east coast loves Amtrak, particularly when compared to prospect of being crammed aboard some Boeing To Die sardine can. People generally like having a post office and a garbage collection service.

Obama barely got the ACA passed when he had a veto proof majority.

Because the insurance lobbyists in the US Senate worked overtime to kill it. Not because people hated the idea of increased Medicaid enrollment.

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