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One in 8 Republicans think winning is more important than election rules
(www.washingtonpost.com)
this post was submitted on 23 Aug 2023
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Are we gonna collectively ignore that the DNC argued in court that they don't have to go by their own rules?
“What about the DNC?!”
People like this guy are the reason why Russian troll farms still get funding lol
Because Dems, as usual, try to call out republicans for the exact same things their party does, which they quietly ignore, and when it's pointed out they scream whataboutism and Russian bots
You know you could move to Russia and get paid for this, right? You don’t have to parrot their talking points for free
You see Russian everywhere dont you?!?!
I’m a simple man. I see people copy and pasting Russian troll farm comments, I call them out on it. Idk if you’re an unwitting victim or not… but you could be getting paid for what you’re doing
Then you are too simple to see that some people outside of your echo chamber don't hold the same neoliberal status quo protecting views. To liberals everything outside the authorized narrative is 'Russian,' who your party blames for everything when they should be blaming themselves for their ineptitude in governing
It's almost as if there's a difference between election fraud and playing dirty with selecting your own party's nominee.
They're both dirty, but ones not illegal in any way, shape, or form
Giving your constituents the illusion that their voice matters is a fraud
The existence of superdelegates was entirely public information long before that. It doesn't make it not shitty, but its not fraud.
I'm not talking anything about superdelegates, which is undemocratic, I'm talking about them arguing in court that they are a private corporation that do not have to follow their own rules or bylaws and that voters should not have any expectation of who they will select to be their primary candidate
Again, it's shitty, but not illegal. Not sure what else to tell you bud.
Except they are a private corporation. So is the RNC. We don't have any government ran or government supported political parties. It's not illegal to run for any political position without being affiliated with the DNC or RNC, but without them, one simply wouldn't gain enough traction.
Because voters are more concerned about being on a winning team then they care about doing what's right. The party thats FPTP can be changed based on votes, it doesn't have to be either right wing party.