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Yep - been saying this for a while now.
And I’m not here to brush his issues under the rug, either. But the responses I’ve seen from him, to me, look an awful lot like a guy who owns his shit. He’s been honest and straightforward about his (to be fair, reasonably serious) issues from the past, but also seems to have genuinely improved and done a ton of work on himself. As someone who has also done a ton of work on themself, I respect the effort, honesty, and trajectory - not to mention, that’s a damn sight more real of a track record of genuine improvement than just about any politician, who’s far more likely to bullshit you to get your vote and then just do what AIPAC or the DNC establishment says.
I’d rather have an honest, flawed politician who’s genuinely trying to be a better person and actually largely aligns with the concerns of their constituents than a “perfect” electable candidate who jacks off to the status quo.
Well put, I’m also a fellow self worker, and I don’t get my “bullshitter alarm bells” set off when he speaks. The campaign to discredit him, however, feels exactly like all the other political smear campaigns we’ve seen funded by the ultra wealthy and the establishment.