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No matter who wins, the majority of Americans will be unhappy.
This isn't democracy
And I'm still convinced the DNC is in some kind of Brewster's Millions scenario where they're trying as hard as possible to lose the election.
It's the only way any of Biden's actions make sense.
That is exactly democracy. There will always be some significant fraction of voters who will be dissatisfied with the results. I would be more worried if the winning candidate had overwhelming support. Look at how much Reagan won by and how badly he fucked everything up. As long as voters are tussling over varied issues and considering their voting options then democracy is working.
Nonsense. The Democratic party has never had to put any particular effort into snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, they just do it.
That's very different than only 40% being happy if either candidate is president...
That's not a "significant faction"...
That's a sizable majority.
Close to 2/3s of the country...
Which exact members of the DNC are you talking about? You don't even know any do you? Biden is running his campaign, not the DNC.
You don't know about the Biden Victory Fund?
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/biden-january-fundraising-42-million-rcna139496
They've been counting DNC money as Biden's for months...
And while that says "grass roots" every American can give up to a million a year to it.
They're coordinating that way to get around donation limits.
And the head of the DNC is Jamie Harrison, the guy Biden picked...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/jaime-harrison-picked-new-democratic-national-committee-chair-n1254292
That's not a deep cut either. I thought everyone at least knew who he was...
Maybe that's why not enough people are pissed off? They just don't know all the fucked up shit Biden and the DNC are doing?
They will use some of the money for the Biden campaign. So what?
It's part of a larger general problem that organizations (such as corporations) can contribute to campaigns, and every time that happens it gets around individual donation limits. And even worse than that is PAC spending. It is hardly a problem specific to the DNC.
What is there to be "pissed off" about? It's worked that way for 100 years....
And the head of the RNC is Lara Trump who is using their funds to pay Convicted Sex Offender Treason Trump's LEGAL BILLS.
You think a party shouldn't pay the candidates legal bills?
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/12/politics/legal-fees-biden-democrats/index.html
I'm not saying you shouldn't be mad, you should.
But you should be mad regardless of the letter by someone's name.
Are you mad at the DNC and Biden?
I would say I'm "mad" no.
[“There is no comparison,” DNC spokesman Alex Floyd said. “The DNC does not spend a single penny of grassroots donors’ money on legal bills, unlike Donald Trump, who actively solicits legal fees from his supporters and has drawn down every bank account he can get his hands on like a personal piggy bank.”]
No I don't. But even in the case of Convicted Sex Offender Treason Trump, I kind of like that his legal expenses are harming his supporters more then helping Treason Trump. So I'm not even sure if I'm mad about that.
Oh wow
I didn't know a DNC spokesperson said it was OK the DNC is paying Biden's legal bills...
Like, did you even notice the "no grass roots" part?
The Biden Victory Fund can take a million a year from a person. biden has practically zero "grassroots donors".
The only people giving him money are the wealthiest, they're the only ones getting anything back for their money
F*cking Bullshit. 90% of Biden's donors give less than $200. I am planning to give Biden money. I'm not the "wealthiest". And what I plan to get back for my money is the continuation of democracy.
Like, did you even notice that you just made up some bullshit? 90% of Biden's donors give less than $200.
...
And the vast majority of his money comes through BVF which can take up to a million a year from each person...
Like I already blocked you before replying this time because it's been three days and you won't stop , but you have such a massive misunderstanding of how numbers work if you think what you just said is in any way relevant I had to say it:
Like, this isn't even about politics, that's basic story word problems you should have been doing before Algebra even got taught.
Youre missing fundamental understanding of math and it's likely effecting your life.
It's never to late to start learning, but if you act like this someone is going to charge you a lot of money to put up with you
But just in general, if you're throwing out percentages like that, you should be linking the source or everyone is going to believe the "90%" number is something you pulled out of your ass.
It's just that whether or not that was true. Doesn't fucking change anything we're talking about.