Tullyswimmer t1_ivq0evg wrote on November 9, 2022 at 7:42 PM

Reply to comment by AKBigDaddy in Trump blames Bolduc's loss on election denial flip-flopping. by lMickNastyl

> You're exactly right that as long as Trumpism remains a thing democrats don't have to run on policy. They just have to run on "not affiliated with or endorsed by Trump" to win elections in the majority of the country.

And the Democrats have shown that they don't WANT to run on policy by their actions.

AKBigDaddy t1_ivqd42p wrote on November 9, 2022 at 9:03 PM

Right now it would be suicide. The debates would be like chess with a pidgeon, and there's no way they come out looking good to the independents. Hard core right winger's would get the soundbites, despite having nothing of substance to say, by basically being outrageous. This will inflame their base "because they're just like us", and the independents would focus on the fact that the democrat isn't getting as many 'gotcha' points as the republican, despite the republican not focusing on any viable policy. When you have 2 people debating actual policy, then the people can make an informed decision.

The path we're on now will get herbert mountain dew camacho in the fucking presidency in a few years.

Low-Head-1493 t1_ivqqbdh wrote on November 9, 2022 at 10:28 PM

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