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At least we kept bLuEmAGa from being in power! That would have been MUCH worse!/s (lemmy.world)

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[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

It seems this one did matter:

Asked whether there is anything she would have done differently than Biden over the past four years, Harris demurred.

“There is not a thing that comes to mind in terms of — and I’ve been a part of most of the decisions that have had impact,” she said, going on to talk about the administration’s work capping the cost of insulin at $35 for Medicare recipients.

She appeared to backtrack on that answer later in the show.

“You asked me what is the difference between Joe Biden and me — that will be one of the differences. I’m going to have a Republican in my Cabinet,”

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/08/harris-biden-the-view-00182883

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days ago

And they still can’t figure out why they lost its incredible!

[–] Uruanna@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

“You asked me what is the difference between Joe Biden and me — that will be one of the differences. I’m going to have a Republican in my Cabinet,”

JFC That's a real quote? She really steered full force into the ground on purpose.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world -3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Even if she said she was going to have all Republicans in her cabinet, she would still have been a better option than Trump and the lunatics he is hiring. Nothing the Democrats did mattered. They would have lost regardless.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Better option than this mess? Sure.

But beyond that, if you need to wallow in doomerism, suit yourself. But I roundly disagree with this fatalism. The Democrats could have actually campaigned on the left. A few years ago Joe Rogan was hosting and supporting Bernie. This cycle, he was lost to the fascists. It is very clear that the Democratic party tried a strategy based around enticing moderate Republicans. They have been doing this for years. You as a voter, need to face this reality: the Democratic party strategy ...failed. They need a different one. But suit yourself with self-defeating fatalism if you want.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 1 points 2 days ago

They really are taking to this idea that if they beat themselves up as the idea of the voter it will somehow lessen the pain or something? It's weird cause it's just wallow without action to take. I'm saddened that people are still there when actions need to start happening.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's easy to say that moving to the left would be more successful, but I doubt it would. 75 million Americans voted for blatant fascism and millions more didn't care enough to bother voting one way or another. People have lost hope that things will ever get better.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Maybe the wouldn't or maybe they would. The only think we know for sure is they didn't vote for the center-right version. That failed. Time to try the other one.