• coolin@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    The comment is trying to point out, albeit obtusely, that democrats have also funded crazy people on opposite end of the political spectrum. In 2022 the democrats funded far right candidates in hopes they would win the primary and be an easy victory royale for the dem candidate. The comment is trying to analogize these two things, which is fair because it is a similar political strategy.

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      1 year ago

      Right, but this is an example of funding a far-right candidate in a Democratic primary, where they stand essentially no chance of winning it. There’s some other goal here, such as landing trolls inside the Democratic convention to disrupt the ability to negotiate a party platform.