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AOC turns 35 right before the election, she’s eligible. I think she’d be incredible. She knows how to energize people

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I really wish she wasn’t constantly referred to by an acronym, it makes her sound like a super PAC or some other soulless organization instead of an actual person. Pedantic I know, but as someone only vaguely familiar with her, it’s the first thing I think of when I hear about her.

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What about MLK, LBJ, JFK, RFK, etc? Lots of people get “initialized”

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FDR, NAS,

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Milky, Leblanc jayce, Jesus fucking Krist, no idea.

I prefer names tbh. I’m not american tho.

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60 points

Why doesn’t it ever stop

It’s not just in the politics subs now, it’s everywhere

Please, won’t someone make it stop

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You can try to ignore politics all you want but it’ll fuck up your life anyway.

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Not everyone lives in the USA you donkey. Your circus is EVERYWHERE and it’s driving me insane. It’s literally all you can talk about.

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I don’t live in the US and I’m as fed up with the whole shitshow as you are. But US politics unfortunately influences the entire world and if Trump gets elected everybody will suffer, no matter where they live.

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It’s almost like US politics have a slight impact beyond the US.

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US politics influence EVERYTHING.

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If you don’t live in the territory of the American Republic, don’t worry, the American Empire aims to change that.

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And it’ll fuck up your life if you don’t ignore it either. Talking about politics online does not equate to political activism.

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26 points

Welcome to Mr. Bones’ Wild Ride, it never ends!

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6 points

I want to get off Mr. John Adultman’s repeated explanations of why Biden needs to step down

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1 point

It’s only going to get worse for almost a year.

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Just keep your head in the sand bruh. Its where you’ve been this whole time.

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Hey! It’s the guy with nothing worth saying. That still manages to say it too loud.

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If you follow me, I’ve called this entire mess, its causes and its resolutions, 9 months out.

And I’ve pretty much been entirely correct, except that I called that Biden would drop out about 2 weeks earlier than he did.

In fact I have bets going back as far as December/ January that I’ll be able to collect on.

You can have a world view that predicts future states of reality, or can have whatever anti-scientific, reality denying mess Blue-MAGA has wrapped themselves up in.

The choice is yours.

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3 points

Not everyone lives in the US you idiot.

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45 points

Bernie sanders with AOC as his VP pick

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Biden is too old but you want to pick Bernie? I love the guy and donated to his campaigns, but he is not the Biden replacement.

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Old yes but still on his game, which is all that matters

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Yes, but also no. The whole point of switching from Biden is to disarm the “too old attack.”

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7 points

He’s still sharp, and there’s literally no one I trust more to do the job tbh.

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You’re kidding yourself if you think he’s still sharp.

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I’m curious who Bernie would pick.

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Bernie?

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How about we appreciate the work he’s done but get some actual you get folks who aren’t boomers in charge. His time has unfortunately passed for the highest office but he can be hugely effective in an important cabinet position.

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Shutup Feinstein

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lol, no you. Feinstein was too old as well. There should be an age restriction on both ends for government jobs.

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I’ve been saying that for over ten years now, but the time has passed for him. Doesn’t he have a younger protege that we can start pushing?

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I think it’s AOC, but conservatives have a disdain for her that I worry would be Hillary part 2.

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I expect to see big things from her in the next 10 years.

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You just nailed the disdain - it’s that she’s a woman. And a minority, at that. We can never win those people over.

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I voted for him in the 2020 primary, but if were pushing Biden out because he’s too old then the same certainly applies to Bernie. Even if he’s more coherent and effective now, how will he be in four years?

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The obvious answer is “whom ever the corporate lobbyist says should take over.”

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I should’ve answered that. But, I picked Harris even though I wanted Whitmer.

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