• yonderbarn@lazysoci.al
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    10 hours ago

    It’s people like you that need to realize that in the current political environment, establishment Dems have zero electability.

    Get behind a progressive candidate or expect to lose again.

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      5 hours ago

      I do get behind progressive candidates, I offer zero support to Newsom at this time, but I realize that no matter how hard I support my favorite progressives, there is no gaurentee they’ll win.

      When it comes to 2028, I don’t care much who is against the MAGA candidate, I’ll almost certainly vote for them.

      If I had a button on my desk that immediately swapped Trump for Newsom, I’d press it in a heartbeat, not because I think Newsom is a “good guy” or even that he’d be do the right thing. But rather because everything we can do to stem the tide of fascism is a good thing.

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          3 hours ago

          I didn’t ignore it, I simply disagreed with it, or at least doubted the conclusion.

          I don’t disagree that Newsom could lose, or even that it would be likely, but I don’t see it as certain, because there is no certainty.