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And in the last election we didn’t even get a choice because Biden ran as the incumbent and then it was handed over to Kamala when he dropped out.
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 AM
And in the last election we didn’t even get a choice because Biden ran as the incumbent and then it was handed over to Kamala when he dropped out.
I didn’t phrase it well by saying we don’t choose who’s on the ballot.
A better way to phrase it would be that we have limited options in our choice that doesn’t make it really that much of a choice.
A better way to phrase it would be that we have limited options in our choice that doesn’t make it really that much of a choice.
November 26, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I didn’t phrase it well by saying we don’t choose who’s on the ballot.
A better way to phrase it would be that we have limited options in our choice that doesn’t make it really that much of a choice.
A better way to phrase it would be that we have limited options in our choice that doesn’t make it really that much of a choice.
The ones who have a chance are those who have backing from their party and enough money/name recognition behind them to run.
Yes, there is technically a choice. But it’s an extremely limited one in practice.
Yes, there is technically a choice. But it’s an extremely limited one in practice.
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 AM
The ones who have a chance are those who have backing from their party and enough money/name recognition behind them to run.
Yes, there is technically a choice. But it’s an extremely limited one in practice.
Yes, there is technically a choice. But it’s an extremely limited one in practice.
When a party decides it wants a specific candidate to get the nomination, the primary might as well be a formality because the race isn’t actually open. It’s an illusion of choice.
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
When a party decides it wants a specific candidate to get the nomination, the primary might as well be a formality because the race isn’t actually open. It’s an illusion of choice.
26 people but typically only a couple that have a chance in hell at winning the primary.
Just because we have 26 people running on paper doesn’t mean that’s how it plays out in practice.
I counted 24 people who were on the presidential ballot. Only 2 had a chance. ballotpedia.org/Presidential...
Just because we have 26 people running on paper doesn’t mean that’s how it plays out in practice.
I counted 24 people who were on the presidential ballot. Only 2 had a chance. ballotpedia.org/Presidential...
Presidential candidates, 2024
Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics
ballotpedia.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 AM
26 people but typically only a couple that have a chance in hell at winning the primary.
Just because we have 26 people running on paper doesn’t mean that’s how it plays out in practice.
I counted 24 people who were on the presidential ballot. Only 2 had a chance. ballotpedia.org/Presidential...
Just because we have 26 people running on paper doesn’t mean that’s how it plays out in practice.
I counted 24 people who were on the presidential ballot. Only 2 had a chance. ballotpedia.org/Presidential...
Oh cool, I can choose between establishment democrat 1, establishment democrat 2, and an outsider who inevitably doesn’t get enough of the vote.
WOW, such a fucking choice.
WOW, such a fucking choice.
November 26, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Oh cool, I can choose between establishment democrat 1, establishment democrat 2, and an outsider who inevitably doesn’t get enough of the vote.
WOW, such a fucking choice.
WOW, such a fucking choice.
We don’t get to choose who’s there in the first place, unless you consider our fucking joke of a primary to be a real choice.
There’s an extremely limited selection and we don’t get to choose who decides to run.
There’s an extremely limited selection and we don’t get to choose who decides to run.
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 AM
We don’t get to choose who’s there in the first place, unless you consider our fucking joke of a primary to be a real choice.
There’s an extremely limited selection and we don’t get to choose who decides to run.
There’s an extremely limited selection and we don’t get to choose who decides to run.
We get to pick someone out of a very limited selection. I’d hardly call that us choosing whoever we want to be in office.
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 AM
We get to pick someone out of a very limited selection. I’d hardly call that us choosing whoever we want to be in office.
How selfish do you have to be to insist that you need to keep being in charge even as you’re slowing down and your health is failing?
Biden is a good example. He shouldn’t have run again and he waited until a few months before the election to drop out, completely screwing the Democratic campaign.
Biden is a good example. He shouldn’t have run again and he waited until a few months before the election to drop out, completely screwing the Democratic campaign.
November 26, 2025 at 4:09 AM
How selfish do you have to be to insist that you need to keep being in charge even as you’re slowing down and your health is failing?
Biden is a good example. He shouldn’t have run again and he waited until a few months before the election to drop out, completely screwing the Democratic campaign.
Biden is a good example. He shouldn’t have run again and he waited until a few months before the election to drop out, completely screwing the Democratic campaign.
Voters don’t get to choose who’s on the ballot.
And older politicians who have had their place for several years are often heavily entrenched in their position, with a plethora of donors and establishment support that makes it hard to get someone new to replace them.
And older politicians who have had their place for several years are often heavily entrenched in their position, with a plethora of donors and establishment support that makes it hard to get someone new to replace them.
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Voters don’t get to choose who’s on the ballot.
And older politicians who have had their place for several years are often heavily entrenched in their position, with a plethora of donors and establishment support that makes it hard to get someone new to replace them.
And older politicians who have had their place for several years are often heavily entrenched in their position, with a plethora of donors and establishment support that makes it hard to get someone new to replace them.
More important, we need term limits. No one should be allowed to spend four decades as a senator.
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
More important, we need term limits. No one should be allowed to spend four decades as a senator.
Until they remove the minimum age requirement, I don’t give a single fuck if we stop 80+ year olds from running.
If they can be “ageist” against younger people, we can do the same. The overwhelming majority of 80 year olds shouldn’t be in office.
If they can be “ageist” against younger people, we can do the same. The overwhelming majority of 80 year olds shouldn’t be in office.
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Until they remove the minimum age requirement, I don’t give a single fuck if we stop 80+ year olds from running.
If they can be “ageist” against younger people, we can do the same. The overwhelming majority of 80 year olds shouldn’t be in office.
If they can be “ageist” against younger people, we can do the same. The overwhelming majority of 80 year olds shouldn’t be in office.
Yeah, whoever says that is wrong. Doesn’t change my point that we are fully justified in not wanting people like that in office.
And you know damn well that plenty of the ones who aren’t like that yet will happily cling to their power until they ARE decrepit.
And you know damn well that plenty of the ones who aren’t like that yet will happily cling to their power until they ARE decrepit.
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Yeah, whoever says that is wrong. Doesn’t change my point that we are fully justified in not wanting people like that in office.
And you know damn well that plenty of the ones who aren’t like that yet will happily cling to their power until they ARE decrepit.
And you know damn well that plenty of the ones who aren’t like that yet will happily cling to their power until they ARE decrepit.
Just look at Mitch McConnell falling over because he’s 83!
He has been a senator for forty goddamn years. How can we not be sick of that?
He has been a senator for forty goddamn years. How can we not be sick of that?
November 26, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Just look at Mitch McConnell falling over because he’s 83!
He has been a senator for forty goddamn years. How can we not be sick of that?
He has been a senator for forty goddamn years. How can we not be sick of that?
It’s not ageist to think there’s better options than trotting out people who would be retired if they were in any other career besides politics where you can cling onto your job forever.
Diane Feinstein was 90 and in hospice care while still being a senator. That’s fucking ridiculous.
Diane Feinstein was 90 and in hospice care while still being a senator. That’s fucking ridiculous.
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
It’s not ageist to think there’s better options than trotting out people who would be retired if they were in any other career besides politics where you can cling onto your job forever.
Diane Feinstein was 90 and in hospice care while still being a senator. That’s fucking ridiculous.
Diane Feinstein was 90 and in hospice care while still being a senator. That’s fucking ridiculous.
Since I see multiple comments saying we have something against old people:
We have minimum age requirements so it’s not ridiculous to have age limits. There’s a plethora of reasons why it’s not ideal to have old and out of touch people at the helm.
There’s a big difference between 50 and 80.
We have minimum age requirements so it’s not ridiculous to have age limits. There’s a plethora of reasons why it’s not ideal to have old and out of touch people at the helm.
There’s a big difference between 50 and 80.
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Since I see multiple comments saying we have something against old people:
We have minimum age requirements so it’s not ridiculous to have age limits. There’s a plethora of reasons why it’s not ideal to have old and out of touch people at the helm.
There’s a big difference between 50 and 80.
We have minimum age requirements so it’s not ridiculous to have age limits. There’s a plethora of reasons why it’s not ideal to have old and out of touch people at the helm.
There’s a big difference between 50 and 80.
It’s also a fact that elderly people are far more like to suffer from mental conditions like dementia. Just look at Trump. Also, think about how slow and tired Biden often looked.
It’s not unreasonable to want someone who is mentally sharp at the helm of the country.
It’s not unreasonable to want someone who is mentally sharp at the helm of the country.
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
It’s also a fact that elderly people are far more like to suffer from mental conditions like dementia. Just look at Trump. Also, think about how slow and tired Biden often looked.
It’s not unreasonable to want someone who is mentally sharp at the helm of the country.
It’s not unreasonable to want someone who is mentally sharp at the helm of the country.
And they likely won’t live long enough to see the full consequences of their actions.
For example, old people don’t have to give a shit if they cut regulations and let corporations pollute the planet further, because they’ll be long dead by the time it really catches up to us.
For example, old people don’t have to give a shit if they cut regulations and let corporations pollute the planet further, because they’ll be long dead by the time it really catches up to us.
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
And they likely won’t live long enough to see the full consequences of their actions.
For example, old people don’t have to give a shit if they cut regulations and let corporations pollute the planet further, because they’ll be long dead by the time it really catches up to us.
For example, old people don’t have to give a shit if they cut regulations and let corporations pollute the planet further, because they’ll be long dead by the time it really catches up to us.
Wow, I am surprised.
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Wow, I am surprised.
Male nurses bullying female nurses?
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Male nurses bullying female nurses?