@DanielLMcAdams

The position that may have cost him the presidency…

@Lukewearechange

I asked @RobertKennedyJr about his stance on the current situation regarding Palestine and Israel

  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.worldOPM
    21·
    4 months ago

    Random reply, please bear with it hahaha

    You are correct in hinting at that possibility being low…;‘“not good like 1 out of 100”, “more like 1 in a million”, “So you’re telling me there’s a chance”[1]’, hahaha

    The dozens of us that keep dreaming will continue to walk down the ‘boulevard of broken dreams’[2].

    I hope more of us will continue to learn and see past the status quo constrains, But all I have to do is dream [3], to see a better future for the working class!

    Edit: replaced [1] info with shorter clip vid

    [1] Dumb & Dumber - “So you’re telling me there’s a chance” [00:53 | Comedy, Movie Clip] https://youtu.be/nFTRwD85AQ4

    [2] Squidward Sings: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams - Green Day (AI Cover) [04:21 | Rock, Hard Rock, Emo, Pop-Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative, Ballad, Alternative Rock] https://youtu.be/ymGAVpIBAgc

    [3] Everly Brothers-All I Have To Do Is Dream (Live) HQ [02:54 | Country, Rock, Pop, Duet, Retro] https://youtu.be/JnpbzmjcxQM

        • SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world
          3·
          4 months ago

          Your post is stating that this position might have cost him presidency, not 5% vote share so he can get public money.

          Next election Trump and Biden won’t be running so RFK Jr will be destined for irrelevance again.

          • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.worldOPM
            11·
            4 months ago

            You are right, then as an aside, 5% is a goal that the dozens of us that support 3rd parties are looking foward to!

            Next election the machine will continue to push out more puppets for the duopoly, which tend to closely follow the status quo and help the owner class.

            I do not think RFK Jr. may be forgotten if he breaks the record, of 5%, for 3rd parties.

                • SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world
                  1·
                  4 months ago

                  I do not think RFK Jr. may be forgotten if he breaks the record, of 5%, for 3rd parties.

                  Why did you call 5% a record when it’s been surpassed multiple times?

                  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.worldOPM
                    1·
                    4 months ago

                    Ah, true.

                    I am incorrect, the 5% record would be for any party that have not reached that before, while also being an even bigger goal of keeping up the percentage for the next cycle.

                    Seems Perot reached it but was unimportant due to his debate performance…

                    Based on his performance in the popular vote in 1992, Perot was entitled to receive federal election funding for 1996. Perot remained in the public eye after the election and championed opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). During the campaign, he had urged voters to listen for the “giant sucking sound” of American jobs heading south to Mexico should NAFTA be ratified.

                    Perot tried to keep his movement alive through the mid-1990s, continuing to speak about the increasing national debt. He was a prominent campaigner against NAFTA, and frequently claimed that American manufacturing jobs would go to Mexico. On November 10, 1993, Perot debated with then-Vice President Al Gore on the issue on Larry King Live with an audience of 16 million viewers. Perot’s behavior during the debate was a source of mirth thereafter, including his repeated pleas to “let me finish” in his southern drawl. The debate was seen by many as effectively ending Perot’s political career. Support for NAFTA went from 34% to 57%.