Just going to post this cartoon from 2016 which is unrelated

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  • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
    hexbear
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    5 months ago

    The Democrats have been doing this kind of shit for a long time, trying to appeal to Republicans. It has never and will never work. If you're a Republican, why vote for a Democrat who does the things you want when you can vote for a Republican who does the things you want? There's no rational calculation being done by American voters. It's blue team vs red team, you will not find Republicans voting for Biden.

    Biden is doing more than Trump ever did about the """"border crisis""""" and what is the Republican response? They all hate him and dozens of governors are in a standoff.

    • usa_suxxx [they/them]
      hexbear
      15
      5 months ago

      Exactly. Biden, in particular, is doing what he was doing as a senator. Being more racist than Republicans. Biden's political career had reached its apex until the First Black President picked him as his Vice President and gave "modern" cover for Biden's old time racist image.

    • HexBroke [any, comrade/them]
      hexbear
      12
      5 months ago

      There's no rational calculation being done by American voters.

      I mean, you put it there the sentence before

      If you're a Republican, why vote for a Democrat who does the things you want when you can vote for a Republican who does the things you want

      The rational calculus has the some result so you might as well get qualitative enjoyment by sticking it to the smug democrats

    • @Kaplya
      hexbear
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      5 months ago

      Your average Republican voter, sure, I 100% agree with you. But I am talking about the donor class, the only class that matters when it comes to deciding what’s going on under the American democracy. Even the Republican donor class is starting to be sold on Biden being the better qualified president.

      On the other hand, it is funny to see Republican boomers who wanted to hate Biden so much by blaming “inflation” on him and “predicting a Biden recession all over the last 2 years” only to see their asset wealth shot through the roof, far more than they could have imagined than under Trump. Must be a cognitive dissonant moment for them.

        • @Kaplya
          hexbear
          7
          5 months ago

          What are you basing this on?

          The lines are going up everywhere for the rich people. The economy is seriously doing very well if you belong to the top 1-5% in America right now. They all tried to fantasize about how Biden would screw up the economy but it never happened lol. It only made them far richer than when they were under Trump. Now, nobody wants the gravy train to stop.

          The most impressive part is that Biden managed to make rich people richer while screwing poor people along the way. Biden gave them the satisfaction of being able to see poor people suffering while their numbers go up. That’s something they had wanted Trump to deliver but didn’t happen.

          Worth noting that Hillary pulled in more funds than Trump did in 2016 and she still got washed

          Which is exactly why they won’t let this happen a second time.

          • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
            hexbear
            11
            5 months ago

            I should also note, money isn't being used to buy votes directly. What it gets spent on matters, and the DNC is primarily about spending that money within your circle of friends and family. If you raise twice as much money as the GOP but you spend it on your dumbshit failson consultant friends who just want to re-do the 2016 campaign strategy, well, good luck.