There is none beyond, “vote blue no matter who,” which is super ironic since it’s coming from the people who always use that phrase as a cudgel against self-avowed leftists who vote Democrat in general elections to minimize harm.
I really hope the guy isn’t a fucking Nazi, and I would vote for him if I was a Maine voter… But that doesn’t mean I’m going to pretend it’s not a MAJOR red flag like people here seem wont to do
He’s not a perfect candidate, and Dems have to learn to let go of their weird obsession with perfection. The objective isn’t to elect the perfect candidate, it’s to elect a winning candidate.
This. I mean come on! People bitch about Fetterman turning right. But this guy has changed, he’s not a plant by the right at all. They won’t even entertain the possibility.
Fetterman had a stroke, which has been shown to change peoples’ personalities. Fetterman was also an establishment democrat even before running for senate. The fact that fettermans stroke was not enough to get the dems to replace him really makes their judgment of any candidate ring pretty fucking hollow, doesn’t it?
I feel like this is a really big point nobody brings up when this incessant and obnoxious non-sequitur pops up.
Fetterman’s value is in being one more seat closer to a Dem majority. He may not be a very cooperative member, he may even be a DINO, but he’s still a Democrat, and he makes it much easier for Dems to take the House majority. Let’s not forget that if Fetterman hadn’t won, we’d be stuck with Oz.
I’m sick of Dems having DINOs like Manchin and Sinema, but at least they register as Dems (Sinema eventually went Indy, but she was a Dem at the start), so they offer that tiny, but significant advantage.
It’s small consolation, but if we end up with a one vote lead in the Senate, we’ll see the value of a Fetterman or Platner. There’s a D next to their name, that’s good enough right now.
And if I couldn’t force myself to vote for Platner, I STILL wouldn’t vote for Collins. There is no scenario where I’m casting a vote for any MAGA Traitor Pedophile.
There is none beyond, “vote blue no matter who,” which is super ironic since it’s coming from the people who always use that phrase as a cudgel against self-avowed leftists who vote Democrat in general elections to minimize harm.
I really hope the guy isn’t a fucking Nazi, and I would vote for him if I was a Maine voter… But that doesn’t mean I’m going to pretend it’s not a MAJOR red flag like people here seem wont to do
He’s not a perfect candidate, and Dems have to learn to let go of their weird obsession with perfection. The objective isn’t to elect the perfect candidate, it’s to elect a winning candidate.
This. I mean come on! People bitch about Fetterman turning right. But this guy has changed, he’s not a plant by the right at all. They won’t even entertain the possibility.
Okay. Hope they’re right.
Fetterman had a stroke, which has been shown to change peoples’ personalities. Fetterman was also an establishment democrat even before running for senate. The fact that fettermans stroke was not enough to get the dems to replace him really makes their judgment of any candidate ring pretty fucking hollow, doesn’t it?
I feel like this is a really big point nobody brings up when this incessant and obnoxious non-sequitur pops up.
I hope you get the person you vote for.
I hope you get that person too
Perfect is the worst enemy of good
Where’s the good? That’s the problem. You stopped at “meh, not as bad as…” which is not the good you promised.
Sound like maga.
Since you seem to be a US-American I’m not surprised you don’t know that saying
You really can’t see the similarities??
Fetterman’s value is in being one more seat closer to a Dem majority. He may not be a very cooperative member, he may even be a DINO, but he’s still a Democrat, and he makes it much easier for Dems to take the House majority. Let’s not forget that if Fetterman hadn’t won, we’d be stuck with Oz.
I’m sick of Dems having DINOs like Manchin and Sinema, but at least they register as Dems (Sinema eventually went Indy, but she was a Dem at the start), so they offer that tiny, but significant advantage.
It’s small consolation, but if we end up with a one vote lead in the Senate, we’ll see the value of a Fetterman or Platner. There’s a D next to their name, that’s good enough right now.
And if I couldn’t force myself to vote for Platner, I STILL wouldn’t vote for Collins. There is no scenario where I’m casting a vote for any MAGA Traitor Pedophile.