• pyre@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    i think you missed the point of my comment:

    this is not about how progressive he has or hasn’t been. he’s actually been more progressive than a lot of presidents; honestly i thought the stuff he did for unions was impossible in the US.

    unfortunately that’s not necessarily a great force for voting in the US. again, people voted for W, and it was not for his policies. plus things like that aren’t very widely or consistently publicized. and people have a short memory and attention span.

    this is about how he looks and presents himself. and the reality is that he doesn’t look old. he looks dead. there are people older than him that look and act like they might have been his children.

    and also: beating TFG is most important. but that’s why people on the left think he should step down. you may be of the firm belief that he can do it, but polls don’t reflect the same confidence. you might believe the polls or not, but that’s what we have.

    also he’s not officially the candidate until the convention. so he’s not on the ballot yet. that’s why people are asking for a switch.