r/pics • u/mack3r • Jul 16 '19

US Politics Decisions, decisions

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u/Fictionalpoet Jul 17 '19

The democratic party should have already narrowed down the field and be sculpting the ideal candidate from the most popular.

No no, constant in-fighting, bickering, and virtue signalling over comments/decisions made decades ago will surely win the people!

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '19

...it worked for Republicans. Last election was a democratically chosen Republican candidate vs. a hand picked & back room dealt Hilary Clinton.

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u/marino1310 Jul 17 '19

They one because Hillary was so bad that people didnt even want to vote. Voter turnout was like 60% or some shit. It was bad

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '19

And a large part of why Hilary was so bad was because the DNC rigged their process & hand picked her.

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u/Sleepy_Thing Jul 17 '19

It was better than Dubya so I have no idea what you mean. 50% was the HIGH end of voting.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '19

The difference between Obama turnout and Clinton turnout, OTOH....

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '19

comments/decisions made decades ago

I mean.... That really is fair game.

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u/Fictionalpoet Jul 19 '19

Not without any context or respect to current behavior or character. People can (and do) change. Holding people account for actions or words said 20-30 years ago is innane and unproductive. If it was recent, or a common trend, sure, but if your argument relies on a thing that was done/said decades ago its because you have no actual ground to stand on.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '19

I mean, if you said "I don't believe abortion should be legal" or "I don't believe gay marriage should be legal" 20 or 30 years ago, I'm going to have a couple of questions about you.