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spmahn t1_iy90axu wrote

Reply to comment by SippieCup in Eversource, United Illuminating have spent millions to lobby Connecticut lawmakers by Toybasher

Way to move the goalpost there buddy. Lets try this one last time, which Republican politicians in Connecticut are fascists? And don’t tell me that they are all fascists simply by association, this country runs on a two party system where you ostensibly have to be associated with one party or the other to be elected, yes in a perfect world there would be a separate group of politicians who could call themselves some other name, but we don’t live in Shangri-La, our electoral system doesn’t work that way.

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SippieCup t1_iy90elg wrote

Dominic Rapini.

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spmahn t1_iy90xdo wrote

He’s not a politician! He has never held political office. Just because someone defines themselves as being a particular thing does not inherently make it so. If I apply for a job as a doctor in a hospital, does that make me a doctor?

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SippieCup t1_iy917qw wrote

He was selected to run by the GOP, Do you not know what a GOP ticket is?

If they didn't want him, he could run as an independent. its not impossible, just hard.

Just because the nazis lost WWII, doesn't mean they aren't nazis anymore.

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spmahn t1_iy91o0a wrote

So if I fill out a form to run for city council, that act in and of itself makes me a politician? Huh, I guess I can declare myself to be anything I want and that makes it so. I want to be Pope.

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WhittlingDan t1_iyaav0w wrote

If no one else runs and almost all the Republicans voted for you, to within a couple percent of Bobs total I would say that would count as support.

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WhittlingDan t1_iyaamdf wrote

He got almost all the votes that Bob did. He may have lost but the Republicans voted for him. Less than a 50k different between The total number of votes for him and total for Bob.

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spmahn t1_iyadx8z wrote

It’s almost as though a lot of people might just vote the party line and not do a whole lot of research on candidates, particularly for positions like State Treasurer whose responsibilities might be a bit esoteric to the average voter.

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