The stance puts Kennedy — who’s mounting long shot bid to unseat President Joe Biden as the Democratic standard bearer in 2024 — out of step with most of his party.

  • Halafax
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    He’s being bankrolled by a republican donor. I have no idea who this guy is appeals to.

    • Drusas
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      Republicans are hoping his name will split the Democratic vote.

      • Nougat
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        Republicans think that Democratic voters are as stupid as Republican voters.

        • RiikkaTheIcePrincess
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          I hope they’re wrong. They’re wrong, right? … :-\

          Also, how is a Republican running as a Democrat? Is it just me thinking there’s a glaring flaw in the US’s political mechanics? Y’know, just the one. Nothing else wrong there. …Other than seemingly literally everything, with exactly zero hope of any meaningful change no matter what goes wrong nor how wrong it goes. sigh

        • @FormerlyChucks@lemmy.world
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          Because they are. There’s no difference between the two parties because neither makes the rules. The absolute state of burgers ffs it’s no wonder we’re turning into a shit hole

          • Flying Squid
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            How can you look at the last 2 years vs. the 4 before that and claim the parties are the same?

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              When someone’s head is that far up their own ass, the view is the same no matter where they look.

            • @FormerlyChucks@lemmy.world
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              You’re intentionally misconstruing my statement. They’re the same in that neither runs the country; plutocrats run the country. And if you don’t understand this simple, fundamental truth, your mind will forever be enslaved.

            • @aidan@lemmy.worldM
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              Basically are in terms of quality of life for nearly all Americans. At least with Biden and Trump- some other candidates would likely be different.

              • Flying Squid
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                How many Americans know someone who died from COVID or is suffering from long COVID (or are themselves)? Because Trump is responsible for a hell of a lot of that. Biden is not.

      • partial_accumen
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        With this announcement on his stance on abortion, I think that idea is out the window.

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            Henry Cuellar’s success in his district in the deep south of Texas isn’t indicative of anything at all on a national level.

                • @Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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                  It’s so nice that the national party has to step in to save us from ourselves. Otherwise we might elect a progressive instead of the anti-choice candidate they prefer.

                  • @SCB@lemmy.world
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                    Is it your belief that Joe Biden is “anti-choice?”

                    Because he is 100% the pick of the Dem Party

              • @Jonna@lemmy.world
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                Down voters apparently aren’t aware that the national Democratic party will back an anti choice candidate in order to prevent a progressive from taking the seat.

    • hihusio
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      I saw a rare “kennedy 2024” bumper stick out in the desert. the jeep also had an infowars sticker and a large “pure blooded” window decal. he appeals to the disinformed conspiracy brained moron demographic

      • Flying Squid
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        The world is so insane now that I don’t know if they meant ‘pure blooded’ because they’re a racist or ‘pure blooded’ because they’re an anti-vaxxer or both.

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            The assumption that damage to property implies potential murder says a lot about you.

            • @aidan@lemmy.worldM
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              Arson often leads to deaths- whether they were intended or not. Fires aren’t exactly know for being easy to stop spreading in a lot of areas.

    • @JaymesRS@midwest.social
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      Disillusioned “open minded” republicans like my brother for one. He was telling me that Dems should run him to appeal to anti-Trump Republicans to prevent Trump from winning. He’s a pretty smart guy who somehow got convinced that JAQing off is a good basis for philosophical thought and denies that he has any firm beliefs and is open to anything that he thinks sounds convincing.

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        denies that he has any firm beliefs and is open to anything

        That’s not the humblebrag he thinks it is; he’s saying he has no character. People who stand for nothing will fall for anything.

        • @JaymesRS@midwest.social
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          My guess is that he says it just to keep his personal beliefs from being assailable and being challenged. He can ask questions of others to try and make points and insulate himself.