they didn’t even bother with a pretence of a primary the second time.

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    Sure but why stop there. If things were perfect they’d be perfect! Not to mention I think the fact that third parties are not historically viable in national elections are why we’re here and not the solution. They absolutely should be but that’s not the world we live in unfortunately.

    Call me utilitarian if you want. But I’m of the mind but if I had the means to take solid action to save a few. It’s more moral than taking a stance virtue signaling and saving none. That’s my praxis. For instance if you were in the region. Down in the Mediterranean and had a small boat that could hold 20 to 100 people. Would you go in and try to sneak out 20 to 100 people at a time saving who you could. Or would that be immoral because you couldn’t save everyone. What was the goal in focused campaigning against Harris, and

    I don’t blame or begrudge people for feeling betrayed by Harris and the Democrats. But I genuinely wonder how many knew what the alternative actually was. Either way we need to start getting busy now. Not just for the midterms but positioning decent candidates for the 28 presidential as well. Otherwise the Overton Death March is only going to continue unabated. There are already positioning Harris and Newsom. Who are 100% horrible candidates that will still be better than anything Republicans are going to put forth. Call me misguided but I think Bernie Sanders was really cooking and we should follow his lead. DSA in my Democratic primary it could work out better than you think

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      I would still vote for Bernie

      The only thing against his is his age. The negative about age is it’s effect on cognitive function. Bernie, so far as I know, isn’t showing any real signs of cognitive dysfunction.

      If there’s ANY person who could grasp the reigns of the “unitary executive theory” of the Presidency, use that authority with great authoritarian zeal to IMPROVE the system and to REMOVE the vastly expanded Executive power that has gradually crept to levels unimaginable to past generations, and then DROP the reigns of power…

      It would be Bernie Sanders.

      What could an unleashed Bernie accomplish in one term, knowing he was not running for re-election. That administration could come out swinging and never stop.

      I firmly believe that Bernie would have won against Trump all three times.

      And I’ve got a feeling his VP choice would have been a lot better than Biden’s, and a lot more effective at positioning that person to also win.