• MataVatnik@lemmy.world
    119·
    4 months ago

    I’m so fucking stoked now that we can shit on Republicans for having an old candidate. We should reeeallly lean on this. Come up with slogans:

    Diaper Donald the Geriatric Cheeto Pedo

    And post it on billboards all over purple counties

    • EnderWiggin@lemmy.world
      17·
      4 months ago

      You can look at all my comments today to see my enthusiasm. I wish more folks were feeling hopeful. I told my partner I was stoked and she was so confused as to why this shouldn’t be perceived as a full scale collapse.

      I didn’t like Kamala in the past. I didn’t like Biden either. Politically speaking, they both align closely with one another and are also aligned quite close to my political leanings, ideally speaking. I didn’t like the baggage Kamala brought with her and I didn’t like how boring ole Biden was. Turns out boring won, and I’ve truly valued the work he’s done since 2020.

      I’ve also come around on Kamala since then, especially after reading her book, and listening to some of her speeches more recently. I don’t think she’s the same person she was 20+ years ago. Who among us would say that about ourselves? I think she’s evolved away from the drug criminalization prosecutor era, and she’s clearly gotten a lot stronger since 2020 as both a public speaker and debater.

      If her and Trump actually do have a debate (I doubt it) I fully expect her to completely embarrass him. She’s much younger, much sharper, and has all of the right tools through her career to completely pants him as the old withering corpse that he has become even since 2016. Bonus points if she drops a “lock him up!” because, well, she actually could.

      Yes, I am actually looking forward to voting for Harris. I would even more so if she taps Mark Kelly as her VP. That would be a dream.

    • HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world
      13·
      4 months ago

      It has do be done in the right way.

      I suggest we find all the republican ones and write over the top in clear sharpie. Clearly still republican signs.

    • JoYo@lemmy.mlEnglish
      5·
      4 months ago

      At least he was already wearing a diaper when that teen shot at him, he definitely shit his pants.

    • jaybone@lemmy.world
      11·
      4 months ago

      These are the wrong reasons to call out the opposing party.

      I would still vote for Sanders even if he was shitting his pants. Point is he hasn’t lost his mind yet.

    • John Richard@lemmy.world
      124·
      4 months ago

      What, are we in kindergarten now? Do we make fun of old people that Democrats need to help win this election? People care about policies.

      • kata1yst@sh.itjust.works
        24·
        4 months ago

        Take a look at the official federal Republican platform and say that again with a straight face, I fucking dare you.

        The average voter in this country is undereducated, underemployed and uninformed. Trump voters voted for him because they thought they were kicking the establishment in the nuts. And of course the saving the guns and the right to bare babies or some shit I’m sure.

        No, they don’t understand the policies. And they don’t care to. They generally don’t even watch the debates or speeches. They’re comfortable not knowing. They just want to feel relevant and heard, and sadly the GOP misinformation & marketing has been fairly successful at convincing them Republicans are the ones who care about them over the last 30 years.

      • IllNess@infosec.pub
        4·
        4 months ago

        Republican voters keep voting against welfare, social security, and healthcare. They are the people more likely to need government assistance. Not all people care about policies.

        • John Richard@lemmy.world
          1·
          4 months ago

          Its about the message you send to your voters… do you treat them with any ounce of respect about their ability to make smart informed decisions, or do you treat them like they are idiots?

  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
    172·
    4 months ago

    The VP isn’t that unimportant. If you can’t do the job as President, you shouldn’t be VP either.

    • suction@lemmy.world
      4·
      4 months ago

      Right that’s why Trump took another fascist so he can be sure next time he’ll do his bidding by not certifying the election.

        • John Richard@lemmy.world
          45·
          4 months ago

          Seriously? The guy who’s mental state declined so much that he lost a debate to Trump, that a majority of Democrats wanted him out and whose own party showed him for two weeks that he was losing in all the polls and didn’t have a chance, would be a good choice for VP? Like, are you being serious? Why not a Hillary/Biden ticket if you really want to lose?

          • MindTraveller@lemmy.caEnglish
            32·
            4 months ago

            Biden didn’t lose the debate. Trump’s the guy who audibly shat his pants live in front of the entire nation. Dementia Donald is no match for Hardy Harris.

            • John Richard@lemmy.world
              1·
              4 months ago

              Biden lost the debate by all accounts. His performance was so bad he literally had to exit the race. You’re not going to win by living in la la land.

              • MindTraveller@lemmy.caEnglish
                1·
                4 months ago

                Trump didn’t even answer the questions. The reason Biden exited the race and Trump didn’t, is that Biden is a humble man who values the younger generation, and he had a high standard for himself that he didn’t meet. Meanwhile Sleepy Don poops his pants on camera and the GOP doesn’t care. They’re fine running a frail old man who’d drop dead a year into his presidency if he won. Tapioca Trump lost, it just didn’t matter because nobody expected him to be coherent.

  • muzzle@lemm.ee
    2·
    4 months ago

    I’d try to avoid the Putin/Medvedev president -vice switch vibes…