• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    3 months ago

    All the people who said I was helping the orange man by asking for a better candidate can tell me they’re sorry. Yeah right. They’re the same ones telling us to shut up about Gaza.

    • Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 months ago

      I had no confidence that the Democrats could coalesce around another candidate, in time for the convention.

    • Clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      I don’t know if I ever talked to YOU about it, but I definitely said a few times that it was too risky to change candidates, even though Biden was polling terribly. I’m very happy to eat my hat now!

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        3 months ago

        Yeah, in the same boat. I thought they needed to stick with him because of advantage incumbents have, and I didn’t think we had time to promote a new candidate. Very happy to be wrong about that! I don’t care about the change, I’m just happy to go with whoever has the best chance at winning

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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      3 months ago

      “We need a better candidate” is a different cry altogether.

      I still feel they’re taking a huge risk and they could still fail miserably like every other time before, but we have no comparative data for a differential anyway.

      I still worry they made the wrong choice but they did so the best way possible, and I hope it works out for them. I still have my fears but I sure hope they’re just that.

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      3 months ago

      Feels a wee bit early for the “I told you so” stuff. She’s currently losing in the betting odds.

      Edit: it’s good to be wrong