• Vernon_Tennessee [null/void, he/him]@hexbear.netOP
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    5 days ago

    I went to iowa for bernie, held a whole shit load of phone banks in chicago for him during the early primaries, and even canvassed during covid right up until he dropped.

    Maybe Im a silly doomer but I really do feel like bernie was a once in a lifetime opportunity to get anything remotely different. AOC would be an “obama” type at best who promises a lot and delivers nothing.

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      I’ll never forget how many people I called who said they were going to vote for a different primary candidate because “all the candidates agree with Bernie on his policies anyway”

      • Vernon_Tennessee [null/void, he/him]@hexbear.netOP
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        I remenber the day before south carolina and CNN/MSNBC was doing some fuckery in telling everyone that Bernie had been helped by Russia or whatever tf And i encountered some angry boomers.

        The silver lining in all of this is that, if anything, at least the resistance libs are completely defeated. Blue maga disengaging from politics altogether does potwntially create an opportunity in 2028.