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The Democrats Helped Bring About Trump’s Return (jacobin.com)

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Tomorrow Donald Trump will take the oath of office again. By spurning economic populism and embracing Bush-era Republicans, Democrats helped pave the way for his second inauguration.

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[–] LovableSidekick -2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I agree it's ridiculous that the party didn't cultivate new young candidates, but when it came down to election day and you don't pick the candidate you think is least bad because you're sick of doing that, you end up with the one that's most bad. It's like people were at the dentist and the choices were pull tooth A or pull tooth B, and they didn't like either option so they went home and ended up with a giant abscess, cuz that's how reality works.