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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

That does it for me. I'm changing my voter registration to independent. This party no longer represents me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

As a young voter, I've always been Independent because I knew Democratic party was shit.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

I did mine the day after they lost to trump again. This party needs to die so a real oligarch opposition party can take it's place.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Let's not forget that AOC voted to protect the rail corporation from a union strike.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

kindly take your scarecrow to another field.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Unfortunate, but it'll give her more time to work with Bernie and labor leaders to organize a general strike

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

They will never let her. She'll get the Bernie treatment time and again.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

A 74-year-old who is dying of cancer was chosen over a 35-year-old rising star at the insistence of an 84-year-old woman (who is currently undergoing hip replacement surgery) just months after an 81-year-old Presidential candidate was forced to drop out of the race because he showed sever symptoms of cognitive decline during a debate. If this were a satire about a gerontocracy, I would think it was too over the top.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And a 78 year old is president elect

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Oh yeah, if we're talking Republicans too, don't forget that the 82-year-old Senate minority leader, who has had mysterious freezing spells this year, was hospitalized for a fall just last week.

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

Are you talking about this? The guy who has cancer?

https://lemm.ee/post/49960079

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In my original comment, yes, he is the person with cancer I'm referencing. In the comment you're replying to, I'm referring to Mitch McConnell, who suddenly froze mid sentence during a press conference.. Twice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

The state of politics is truly terrifying.

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

talking about?

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