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Originally Posted by Brian Swartz
I don't understand looking at Trump being relevant for as long as he has been and concluding that candidate quality is the primary problem. I'd much prefer it if it was the problem, because that's something easier to fix.
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If you can't beat Donald Trump, a notorious conman who brags about sexually assaulting women and is under numerous indictments, maybe you're running a shitty candidate.
This is the culmination of decades of liberal policy, though. The party abandoned working-class voters and got into bed with any corporation willing to throw some money their way. Tax cuts for the rich, handouts to insurance companies and banks, endless wars costing trillions, etc. It's not surprising that part of the electorate that is struggling will look to anyone for answers when the Democrats only offering is "we aren't as bad as the other guy". Most fascist and authoritarian regimes prop up from people desperately looking for answers.
That's not all Biden and Clinton's fault. But they are the embodiment of the past few decades of failure. Wrong about almost every major foreign policy issue and supporting policies that destroyed middle and working-class families. Can't blame the electorate for looking at any alternative, even if it's a reality TV show host who can barely read.