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He's saying some nice words, but I don't have the confidence that Hunter would actually deliver on those words. I can see the democratic party deceptively changing their messaging to be anti-establishment while still carrying out the will of the establishment through their actions. In fact, they already did that reluctantly when Barack "Hope and Change" Obama jumped onto the scene and carried the zeitgeist. He said many nice things that meshed well with the popular sentiment, but in the end just largely did what the establishment wanted, counter to that popular sentiment. Then the party completely shut down that rhetoric when they doubled down on Hillary "Her Turn" Clinton after. It shows just how stubborn the party is in wanting to keep the status quo that they couldn't even keep the messaging of hope and change going.
The most concerning part is when he said that people want to be led. This is the kind of thinking that makes politicians feel justified in overriding what people want. Politicians are civil servants, not leaders, they should be carrying out the will of the people. This tells me he may listen to what people want, but ultimately he will make decisions based on what he'd prefer as "leader".
I mean, Hunter isn't a politician. He's not trying to deliver in any words. He's just speaking.
He specifically states he's not running, and just what hed take from it. And id say he's got his finger on the pulse here
He's doing a huge PR blitz lately, he's angling for something and political office is the most obvious reason. Even if he's just testing the waters.
He was forcibly dragged into politics by republicans. Even if he never runs he still would need to keep up a PR campaign just to survive the attention of being a gop boogie man.
Eh, that's fair. I'd be surprised if he can pull it off though.
Like, look, you give me a dyed-in-the-wool socialist who fully believes in good things, I genuinely think his past would be a non-issue. Like, if people can rally behind Graham Planter, people could rally behind Hunter Biden, comparing pasts only. And that's only if Hunter Biden had like fucking immaculate beliefs... Which he doesn't. As it stands, he loves and supports his dad's legacy too much to attract any leftists (let alone some of the odious beliefs he holds in line with his father), and is actually too scandalous for his establishment roots. His saving grace is, being the black sheep of his family, I doubt he's had access to enough yes-men who would convince him otherwise? Idk.
My money is on, he sees how he rides his dad's name, he sees how that name doesn't mean shit anymore to anyone with power, and is looking to be a left-ish influencer. This is all my opinion anyways.
He said "I'm not running for office. But if I were[...]". If he can entertain what-ifs then so can I, especially when it's the what-if he brought up himself and I'm speaking directly about that what-if.
Neither was Joe.