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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down11·2 months ago“We have not been heard…” And you won’t be when you’re polling below 1% and aren’t even on the ballot in enough states to matter.
minus-squaresurph_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 months agoYeah, media refusing to cover a candidate tends to impact their polling. Big surprise.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down13·2 months agoIt’s not the media, it’s the fringe candidate. Vermin Supreme doesn’t get media coverage either, that’s not the fault of the media. https://www.vermin2024.com/
minus-squaresurph_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoThe Democrats don’t spend millions in legal fees to sue “fringe candidates” off of the ballot.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down9·2 months agoIt doesn’t take millions to get rid of a candidate that doesn’t meet filing regulations. https://apnews.com/article/georgia-presidential-election-ballot-cornel-west-cruz-cdcf0229fca52bd13f97384e53d0f638
minus-squaresurph_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoThe Georgia process actually required the Dems to go through an appeal, so I’m sure it wasn’t cheap. She’s on the ballot, or has write-in status in 42 states. Dems only managed to successfully kick her off the ballot in 2 states.
“We have not been heard…”
And you won’t be when you’re polling below 1% and aren’t even on the ballot in enough states to matter.
Yeah, media refusing to cover a candidate tends to impact their polling. Big surprise.
It’s not the media, it’s the fringe candidate.
Vermin Supreme doesn’t get media coverage either, that’s not the fault of the media.
https://www.vermin2024.com/
The Democrats don’t spend millions in legal fees to sue “fringe candidates” off of the ballot.
It doesn’t take millions to get rid of a candidate that doesn’t meet filing regulations.
https://apnews.com/article/georgia-presidential-election-ballot-cornel-west-cruz-cdcf0229fca52bd13f97384e53d0f638
The Georgia process actually required the Dems to go through an appeal, so I’m sure it wasn’t cheap.
She’s on the ballot, or has write-in status in 42 states. Dems only managed to successfully kick her off the ballot in 2 states.