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Should Jon Stewart Run for President in 2028? The Movement Is Growing — and It’s No Longer a Joke in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] yonderbarn@lazysoci.al 0 points 6 hours ago

Hey, your username checks out!

Should Jon Stewart Run for President in 2028? The Movement Is Growing — and It’s No Longer a Joke in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] yonderbarn@lazysoci.al 0 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

What makes you think I don’t want to. Anyone who is sucking down air should be wanting to intervene.

There are plenty of people who wouldn't wish to run a campaign and risk their own lives or the lives of their families to MAGA nutcases.

Not everyone has the capability and support to actually do it. I certainly don’t. Stewart does.

And therein lies my issue with celebrities running for office - money and power.

If he knew two years ago what he knows today, I have no doubt that he would have stepped up.

If he is truly the talented political thinker that you think he is, he already saw this coming. There were multiple progressive YouTube shows/podcasts that made this exact warning in 2020 because trump was just the symptom and we never addressed the underlying problems. Jon knew this as well, but chose not to step up.

Democrats can win in 2028. But we need to oust corporate candidates first in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] yonderbarn@lazysoci.al 5 points 11 hours ago

Dems too busy watching the stock ticker

Should Jon Stewart Run for President in 2028? The Movement Is Growing — and It’s No Longer a Joke in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] yonderbarn@lazysoci.al -4 points 11 hours ago (5 children)

Ok, so you be the change you want to see.

You don't want to? Well, that's how Jon probably feels.

Should Jon Stewart Run for President in 2028? The Movement Is Growing — and It’s No Longer a Joke in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] yonderbarn@lazysoci.al 2 points 12 hours ago (7 children)

I like Jon but don't believe celebrities should run for office. He's also repeatedly said he has no interest in years past, so this is just a pipe dream for liberals.

Should Jon Stewart Run for President in 2028? The Movement Is Growing — and It’s No Longer a Joke in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] yonderbarn@lazysoci.al 2 points 12 hours ago

Oh yeah cause any critic is a Russian spy.

Slow down on the koolaid, bud.

Should Jon Stewart Run for President in 2028? The Movement Is Growing — and It’s No Longer a Joke in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] yonderbarn@lazysoci.al 4 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Zelensky is actively censoring Ukraninan journalists from reporting any criticism on the war. Is this what you mean by comedians being good at making people agree with them?

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/18/world/europe/ukraine-press-freedom.html

Should Jon Stewart Run for President in 2028? The Movement Is Growing — and It’s No Longer a Joke in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] yonderbarn@lazysoci.al 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (9 children)

Scott Kelly and Mark Kelly (twins, both were Navy Captains, both were Astronauts, one is now a Senator from Arizona) would be good, but they aren’t progressive enough.

The most generic democrats you could support

Do Democrats have a Zohran Mamdani problem? in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] yonderbarn@lazysoci.al 1 points 14 hours ago

It's another example of American exceptionalism. In Europe he's a dime a dozen.

Do Democrats have a Zohran Mamdani problem? in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] yonderbarn@lazysoci.al 2 points 18 hours ago

Yes, that's my whole point I stated in my original post.

Do Democrats have a Zohran Mamdani problem? in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] yonderbarn@lazysoci.al 1 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

The average voter has no clue who he is

Should Jon Stewart Run for President in 2028? The Movement Is Growing — and It’s No Longer a Joke in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] yonderbarn@lazysoci.al -1 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

It was more than that. He pretended to grope a girl while she was asleep and also coerced her to practice making out in preparation for a skit.

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Do Democrats have a Zohran Mamdani problem? (lite.cnn.com)
 

Completely disingenuous article claiming at first that Mamdani is unpopular outside of NYC followed by stats that show that many Americans don't even have an opinion on him.

Guess what?! Not many people in Missouri or California are going to give a damn about a local election in another state!

For starters, Mamdani is clearly not popular outside of New York City.

A Siena College poll this week showed statewide New York voters disliked him 37%-28% – and that’s in a left-leaning state.

A recent Yahoo News-YouGov poll, meanwhile, showed a relatively similar verdict among Americans nationwide: 31%-22% negative.

While those aren’t good numbers, they don’t exactly suggest he’s a pariah who could be used effectively as a bogeyman on the national stage – at least yet. In the national survey, 46% didn’t even have an opinion of the Democratic mayoral nominee, underscoring the room that exists for him to define himself — or be defined by others. (Even in New York, 34% of voters didn’t have an opinion about him.)

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