• _number8_@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    because the system is designed to check against this! we cannot realistically outvote the cartoonishly dumb and convoluted primary system or the electoral college. after bernie got fucked over twice, how can anyone even have hope anymore? no one more progressive that pete fucking buttigeg is getting anywhere

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        1 year ago

        I live in a red state and during that election Bernie came to our state capitol and the crowd to see him was literally three city blocks deep from the stage. I had not seen anything like that in my life, ever.

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        The only person Trump was scared of during that election was Sanders. He’s on tape talking about it privately.