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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (9 children)

I am wondering if the mods of [email protected] and [email protected] regret censoring the people who rightfully said these things and it would cost us the election. Like there's mods in here who go "yeah that sucks, I knew it." but also just defended Biden/Harris and removed good faith users who posted citations that even their beloved Media Bias Bot said was a good source.

They did it, banned the people who said it, and then people went "where are all those critics now? i guess putin turned them off! hurr hurr haw haw!"

Genuinely wonder if they question their choices of just doing this for free with literally zero benefit to their website and the country as a whole.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Honestly this behavior is going to keep getting highlighted from Biden because he was an absolute stubborn idiot. He had polling showing him losing to Trump with over 400 electoral votes for MONTHS before dropping out. He blamed his family for staying in as long as he did, obviously it was him or what was left of him.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

He blamed his family for staying in as long as he did

Real ted cruz moment, that.

[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 day ago (4 children)

History will not look kindly on Biden for fucking over his one job of stopping Trump. Didn't arrest him, didn't defeat him, didn't stop most of the Jan 6 protestors, didn't go after the enablers of his actions, didn't really stop anything Trump did to avoid debt and jail and we ended up with him for Round 2, Even Worse This Time.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

WDYM "let"? What was he gonna do? Sniff her?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He probably said something vague about decorum.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago (3 children)

His legacy is in the toilet so congratulations advisors.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Sounds like an excuse. She could've had a different stance but didn't. Because she's the same thing. She was asked point blank how she's any different than Biden and she couldn't answer.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

she's setting up for 2028. assuming we have elections

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago

Suddenly her campaign choices make a lot more sense...

[–] [email protected] 77 points 1 day ago (3 children)

It's ridiculous to think that Harris couldn't have done what she wanted. Once you're named the nominee, that's it. They're not going to back out.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The problem was her campaign was largely run by Biden's people. He clearly was interfering with her campaign and she kept trying to make the most of it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Did she ever say that publicly? No. So she did not make the most of it.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If she was unwilling to break from him because of his wishes, even if she was theoretically able, that speaks volumes about her as a leader.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (5 children)

If she runs again, we lose again.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

I mean, that was the line from centrists anytime someone wanted any hope from harris that she might be less of a lapdog for netanyahu than biden was.

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