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If the Democrats can't maintain party unity behind Copmala the next month is going to look like the what generally happened when an Ottoman sultan died

https://xcancel.com/bendreyfuss/status/1815166664708866396

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[–] citrussy_capybara@hexbear.net 72 points 2 years ago (1 children)

nominating the one former democrat who sided with republicans to stop the democrat agenda and then left the party would be incredibly funny

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 49 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And then getting zero Republican switch voters, as anticipated.

[–] regul@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I honestly think it might even be a bridge too far for a lot of Blue MAGA too, since he was their scapegoat in the media for so long. Hard to undo all that conditioning so quickly.

[–] Sodium_nitride@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago

You underestimate blueMAGA. Those guys are geniuses of mental gymnastics. The best.

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 39 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nah, I don't think this is representative of anything other than these two having a humiliation fetish. Democrats generally hate Manchin.

[–] PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net 33 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh Manchin isn't going to get the nom. It would just be extremely funny if it turns into a free for all

[–] PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

2003 California gubernatorial recall election let's go!

[–] spectre@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was too young, what was the socialist take on all that shit?

[–] Speaker@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The kind Vladimir Ilyich would have said "Lol. Lmao, even" about everyone on that ballot.

[–] Biggay@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

Reading through the candidate statements was so funny. One of them was just a list of "google 5g. google chemtrails. google..." etc.

[–] Findom_DeLuise@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

KURT E. "TACHIKAZE" RIGHTMYER
Independent - Middleweight Sumo Wrestler

Somehow that jumped out at me before "DICK LANE." I'm progressing. sappho

[–] Findom_DeLuise@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

Unbothered. Moisturized. Happy. In my DICK LANE. Focused. Flourishing.

[–] Woly@hexbear.net 36 points 2 years ago

There is some incredible, extraplanar well of pure, demented energy that only the most evolved neoliberals can tap into in order to reach levels of incorrectness that we can only dream of.

[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 32 points 2 years ago

I'm rapidly approaching a solution that pleases nobody!

[–] DefinitelyNotAPhone@hexbear.net 29 points 2 years ago

The US' warlord era is going to be weird watching a bunch of feckless careerist politicians trying to convince their equally spineless constituents to form a militia rather than go to brunch, while a bunch of self-dicksucking grifters try to convince their rabid treat-addict civil war LARPer constituents to buy Bitcoin while trying to keep them from burning down half their own territory to own the libs.

[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If the Democrats can't maintain party unity behind Copmala the next month is going to look like the what generally happened when an Ottoman sultan died

don't suggest such an intoxicating fantasy as every possible claimant being strangled or stuck in an oubliette sicko-wistful

[–] Speaker@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago

A bloodless coup, all smotherings.

[–] PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

A fella can dream

[–] Deadend@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago

It scares me when people pretend these guys are not right wing.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The sentient pile of smoldering coal might not be the best climate candidate but it's electable if you vote for it.

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

Look this is the most important election of our lifetime

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

Better than any of candidates anyway.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago

Remember the clowncar of dems in 2020 before they aligned behind 4th placer Oldster Joey to ratfuck Bernie? They're back!

[–] GnastyGnuts@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He literally left the party, he was even used as an excuse for why Biden couldn't pass his agenda even with Dem majorities in the House and Senate.

I've asked this before, but what is the point of having a party at all if you just let people fuck around and do their own shit all the time? Where is the party line, and who is even trying to keep members adherent to it?

[–] Findom_DeLuise@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

When you try to Party Whip, but instead the Party Nae-Naes

[–] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

democrats love losing so much that they got one potential route for victory and are currently falling over themselves to squander it

[–] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

in america there are two parties: harlem globetrotters and washington generals. washington generals yell at you if you start a third yeonmi-park

[–] batsforpeace@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

guess it's not really 'Joever' yet huh

[–] mkultrawide@hexbear.net 25 points 2 years ago

Long Joevid

[–] Barabas@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago

Making the guy cast as the sin-eater for Biden the nominee would be an astounding move. This will likely appeal to some dipship OPed writers and a handful of CEOs who want lower taxes but think Trump is uncouth.

[–] Civility@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago
[–] DengistDonnieDarko@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago

munchkin/cinema 2024 ticket

[–] Voidance@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

Wait a minute. It’s Bernie Sanders in the clown car!

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

If Manchin gets the nomination, it’ll be 1984 all over again (and I’m not talking about the book)

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

Perfectly round brain, like a bowling ball. Not a thought to be found.

[–] 5in1k@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I absolutely will just not vote if he’s the nominee. That is my line.

[–] Egon@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago

can-excuse-2 your line wasn't genocide?