• kibiz0r@midwest.social
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    14 hours ago

    In an effort to gain votes from moderates and republicans campaign contributions from billionaires

    (Not even a dig, just the economic reality of modern campaign finance. What do you do, as a progressive running against a fascist, if you’re offered a chance to 10x your reach, and “all you have to do” is downplay your most controversial positions?)

    (Edit: Quotes around “all you have to do”)

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      15 hours ago

      The thing is that they do not simply stop saying what they supposedly believe, they work towards policies that aren’t in the interests of their voters.

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        15 hours ago

        Oh yeah, the rest of the meme still 100% applies.

        You know the four most expensive dangerous words in the English language, right? “This time it’s different”.