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Celerity

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7. My politics are very left for the US, but I'm also a ruthless pragmatist when it come to close races

Reply to Gaugamela (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 12, 2022, 12:23 AM

Nov 2022

in these insane white nationalist christofash Trumpian/MAGAt times.

She had ZERO chance to win, and a good chance to ratfuck the actual Dem, who was fairly progressive, which is exactly what ended up happening. Again, that race was the ONLY close US House race in MI that the Working Class Party chose to run in. It is a bad look.

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Deep dive on ultra close House losses has yielded a Working Class Party ratfuck in M-10 [View all] Celerity Nov 2022 OP

So basically, you're complaining about democracy. Gaugamela Nov 2022 #1

One can acknowledge their right to run and criticize their stupidity in WHERE..... brooklynite Nov 2022 #3

No, I am pointing out a targeted hit job, as that race was known to be super close all along. Celerity Nov 2022 #4

I don't care if she's a "Trotskyite communist", she sounds like someone I would Gaugamela Nov 2022 #6

My politics are very left for the US, but I'm also a ruthless pragmatist when it come to close races Celerity Nov 2022 #7

Until there is ranked choice voting or some other run-off system... Silent3 Nov 2022 #8

Basically we are a duopoly Dave says Nov 2022 #10

I agree with all the objections here, except for the negative motives that are being Gaugamela Nov 2022 #12

"this leftist candidate" knew she was running in a winner-take-all system... Silent3 Nov 2022 #14

Maybe she has a different perspective on things. Maybe -- and I know this is Gaugamela Nov 2022 #15

My "paternalistic concerns" are basic arithmetic. Silent3 Nov 2022 #16

All valid points Dave says Nov 2022 #17

I'm sorry you feel that way- James48 Nov 2022 #2

K&R UTUSN Nov 2022 #5

Ranked choice is way to go. David__77 Nov 2022 #9

+1000 roamer65 Nov 2022 #13

Well that's like an ice pick to the brain 🤣 grantcart Nov 2022 #11