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    He should have considered telling people about it during that debate on primetime national TV.

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      I swear to God democratic PR personnelle is all Republican sleeper agents. They are so inept it’s maddening. Women lost their reproductive rights, Trump tried to overthrow our government. Biden should be just repeating these points over and over again.

      Just like Republicans do when they find themselves an issue.

      Stop trying to explain stuff to Americans, they are too stupid. Just hammer easy to understand points that are wrapped in emotion.

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    Americans need to get off the political extremism ride, it’s not a good fit for you guys. Go back to drinking milkshakes and talking too loud in Europe.

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    Well this election isn’t about reading anymore. It’s about who’s still alive on election day.

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    keep up with the brilliant campaign strategy, Joe. tell people to read… that’ll go well.

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      If he was still capable of using the bully pulpit (and if he had ever been seriously interested in using it at all), he could start at the beginning and focus on one section at a time over the course of weeks. Instead he’s telling Americans to read something that is simultaneously dull and hateful with no context.

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        3 months ago

        seriously i never thought I’d see a political candidate give people homework.

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          This would be perfect as a podcast. Just break up the document section by section and do a whole series on it. Detail what Republicans want to do, why it’s evil shit, how they want to accomplish it, and then draw a contrast between what Democrats want and what Democrats intend to do instead and what they need to accomplish it. Could go section by section in as much depth as you want. End each episode with a preview of the next one, start each episode with a “last time on Dragon Ball Z” recap of the previous one.

          People could get this information while driving or doing the dishes or folding laundry. Instead of expecting them to sit down and read the unabridged and un-annotated “How We’re Gonna Do a Fascism” by the Heritage Foundation.

          Whether or not they would listen to such a podcast, who can say?

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    He asked americans to read? He really really doesn’t want to be president anymore

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    He finally getting around to this huh. The whole damn party needs to be drilling this into the American psyche. We really need an ethical individual - well as ethical as you can find, it’s a pretty big ask - to serve as a rally point for the Democrats. I mean, we could have had Bernie but Hilary and the DNC fucked that all up thanks to their complete unwillingness to read the goddamn room.

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      Ethical? Just get Jimmy Carter back up there. If Dems are willing to look past the age issues with Biden and say shit like “you’re electing an administration, not a person”, they might as well go with someone that actually has a good track record.

      Bonus points if he can pull off a new “energy crisis” too. Might do us good to increase the incentive on transitioning off fossil fuels…

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      3 months ago

      Do you really think the state is intended for the benefit of the populace and working class?

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    Bill Clinton: “Violence has no place in America, especially in our political process”

    Bill… c’mon. America is violence’s head cheerleader.

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    And if (when?) people come after democrats violently, I doubt trump will call for an end to it. Democrats once again bring a sternly-worded letter of disapproval to a gun fight.

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    It would be an win to just mention a few things, but there are issues with it that would deter people than no person would mention.

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    Biden is holding everyone hostage here. It’s him or the other worse option. But he is completely responsible for the situation we are in now.

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      I wouldn’t say completely responsible, but he and the Democratic Party more broadly are certainly taking advantage of the situation.

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        Biden is not responsible people do not want to vote for him. Voters are responsible for not voting for a person they do not want to vote for!

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        He is responsible for intentionally hiding his true mental state from the public. Running such a close race with Trump should be a clear sign of how unpopular he is as a candidate. At this point, Democrats are dangerously close to losing this election replacing him or not. That is on him.

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      Well, such moments in politics show us that rats do not, in fact, jump the ship first.

      Still two groups of very shady people pitting a senile man (also a pro-Soviet politician in his younger years and probably a crook, but let’s forget this) against a mentally impaired man (who could get a few life sentences were he not that important) look disgusting.