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[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 8 points 5 days ago (26 children)

Reading through his wikipedia article I am not surprised that he is not endorsed by the dnc. He is (was?) a shithead regarding so many things and is literally a political minefield.

That being said ... Anything is better than the alternative.

[–] CptOblivius@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (4 children)

This guy seems ok now, but for all I know he could end up like Fetterman. He is risky, but if he is what he says he is now, it could be ok.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I view Platner as a sort of political Pascal's wager. Let's say there's a 10% chance of him being a secret Nazi or the next Fetterman. Hell, let's say it's 50%. The alternative was Mills, a centrist hand-picked by fascist collaborator Chuck Schumer, and Collins, a member of fhe fascist party. The loss of electing a secret fascist over a fascist collaborator or different fascist is minimal, while the gain of electing a genuine progressive is massive. You might as well make the bet that he's genuine.

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[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

What state are you in? It's funny to have all you talking about our election... how are your elections going? You about to roll another 80 year old establishment contender in for their 30th term?

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[–] SunshineJogger@feddit.org 5 points 5 days ago (3 children)
[–] wpb@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Zip, nada, nill, zippo, diddly squat

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[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.wtf 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Listening to this guy made me genuinely angry, it was just so many non answers and "the lessons are the report" and being convinced for some reason that Jon kept asking for a smoking gun when he never said those words. It's shit like that that shows why the DNC is the way it is

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