• dohpaz42@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I have to admit that at first I was concerned that switching candidates so close to the election would hurt the party. Im glad I was wrong.

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      1 month ago

      The old rope-a-dope strategy. Put out an old feeble conservative democrat to lull the opponent into a false sense of security. Let the conservative opposition nominate a dog-eating couch-fucker as VP. Then yank the geriatric coot off stage and replace him with someone 30 years younger and normal looking who can string a full sentence together without drooling.

      Rock bottom expectations are fully exceeded. Right-wing oppo strategists are sent scrambling for a new messaging game. The median American voter fully forgets these two people were part of the same administration and excitedly claps at the jangling keys.

      Not since Reagan cut a deal with the Ayatollah of Iran has any presidential candidate so effortlessly hoodwinked their rivals. Truly a master class in winning elections. We hope.

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    1 month ago

    I remember that tons of people were super apprehensive to change the candidate with such little time left. I’m glad Biden’s campaign didn’t listen to that, because Kamala is way better in every way.

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    1 month ago

    Only because of identity politics, though. Old white guy vs a younger “black” female?

    Of course the polls would shift. *Vote blue no matter who" in full effect lol

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              Yep. And they had hammered out a deal on the border led by one of the most conservative Republicans in the Senate until Trump had it killed.

              Even then, the decision comes down to the president who has veto power to decide whether the bill becomes law or not.

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                1 month ago

                the president who has veto power

                Congress can, and periodically does, override presidential vetoes. If you’ve got the most conservative Republicans in the Senate on board, it sounds like an override is in the cards.

                Past that, vetoes don’t create policy.