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minus-squareBouteilleBrune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 month agoMaybe you’re right, maybe it was irresponsible of them to trust the intelligence of americans.
minus-squareMatty Roses@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoThey obviously don’t, which is why they didn’t run a primary. But let’s pretend that it was sexism that kade Harris lose. Isn’t failing to anticipate that a huge error by Democratic leadership, who anointed Harris?
minus-squareBouteilleBrune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoExactly what I said. Democracies have been ready for female leaders for decades but somehow americans still prefer convicted criminals.
minus-squareMatty Roses@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoOk, so if Trump was an existential threat, why did the Democrats choose to run a woman?
minus-squareBouteilleBrune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agohaha they didn’t choose a woman, they chose Harris. Because she is qualified for the job.
minus-squareMatty Roses@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoThe job was to win the election. Which she failed to do, completely.
minus-squareBouteilleBrune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoYou know I meant qualified to be president, find an argument. And this wasn’t the point, the voters are the ones responsible for the result of the election and all its repercussions. I was just saying she was objectively the better choice.
minus-squareMatty Roses@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month ago the voters are the ones responsible for the result of the election The candidate is not supposed to win elections? Given the Democrats avoided a primary in 2024, claiming it’s the fault of the voters is especially ironic.
minus-squareBouteilleBrune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoSo your point is that the US isn’t a democracy?
Maybe you’re right, maybe it was irresponsible of them to trust the intelligence of americans.
They obviously don’t, which is why they didn’t run a primary.
But let’s pretend that it was sexism that kade Harris lose. Isn’t failing to anticipate that a huge error by Democratic leadership, who anointed Harris?
Exactly what I said.
Democracies have been ready for female leaders for decades but somehow americans still prefer convicted criminals.
Ok, so if Trump was an existential threat, why did the Democrats choose to run a woman?
haha they didn’t choose a woman, they chose Harris.
Because she is qualified for the job.
The job was to win the election. Which she failed to do, completely.
You know I meant qualified to be president, find an argument.
And this wasn’t the point, the voters are the ones responsible for the result of the election and all its repercussions.
I was just saying she was objectively the better choice.
The candidate is not supposed to win elections?
Given the Democrats avoided a primary in 2024, claiming it’s the fault of the voters is especially ironic.
So your point is that the US isn’t a democracy?