• notsure@fedia.io
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    18 hours ago

    every time i bring up the DNC railroading Bernie in 2016, i get brigaded by status quo idiots

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      16 hours ago

      They did the same in 2020 then did away with all pretenses of input in 2024 and just told us who the candidate was going to be

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        14 hours ago

        Hate to defend them, but that’s not really an accurate portrayal of what happened in 2024.

        Biden should have announced he wasn’t running and allowed the primary process to play out. If he hadn’t, then the DNC should have overridden him. It’s unbelievable that they didn’t anticipate or care that Trump would win again.

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          13 hours ago

          It was a pretty convenient way for them to hand pick a nominee. Given how the last two played out I don’t think that’s an unfair lens to view the situation through.

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            53 minutes ago

            They really wanted Biden to win it and immediately step down for his illness that they all knew he had so that Kamala could take over without having to run herself. They knew she wouldn’t win a primary, but it was her turn after all.

            Biden’s disaster debate ruined that plan and Kamala’s mishandled campaign doomed them.

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      13 hours ago

      I’m sorry that bringing up how absolutely not even close both of those primaries were makes me an idiot.

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        11 hours ago

        It’s almost like they were, until the Democrats put their fingers on the scale. Weird how that turned out.

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          9 hours ago

          Oh yeah those Democrats, hurting democracy by…

          convincing 14 million more people to vote for them…?