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  • BodyBySisyphus [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    3 days ago

    Just further proof that the democrats are tired of being held to a standard of decency and are openly envious of the Republicans and their orgy of cruelty

    • Runcible [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      3 days ago

      I think they absorbed a lot of republican voters who were embarrassed by Trump in his term. Possibly only in the pundit/donor/political sphere & not really enough to do anything but vindicate all of their worst decisions and inclinations

      • BodyBySisyphus [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        3 days ago

        I think the 2020 election was the conservative wing of the party’s backlash against the progressive wing. From the concerted effort to derail Bernie and Biden’s nomination largely on the votes of red state democrats (irregularities aside), and the progressive messaging notwithstanding, Biden’s win was the old guard asserting dominance. They knew they’d face Trump again and were planning to capitalize on all the space to their right flank from the beginning. The fact that that’s created conditions for NeverTrumpers and Hillary campaign dead-enders to thrive is probably more a consequence than a driver imho.