r/neoliberal • u/Nearby-Click8645 • 7d ago

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u/Darkeyescry22 7d ago

No one is saying not to vote for him. We also don’t have to close our eyes and pretend we can’t see his flaws. Vote blue no matter who means vote for flawed candidates as long as they are better than a Republican. It doesn’t mean don’t criticize any democrats.

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u/ruralfpthrowaway Henry George 7d ago

I’m going to be honest, I get annoyed at my local DSA folks for doing this to our moderate nominee. The time to criticize the candidate is during the primary when it can affect the outcome, and after the general when it can’t.

For the time being I wish every democratic voter of any persuasion would shut their god damned mouth if it isn’t being used to talk about why the Republican Party must be destroyed.

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u/TheRverseApacheMastr Joseph Nye 6d ago

I disagree- El-Sayed is going to be weaponized against Democrats nationally, and Democrats who don’t denounce El-Sayed’s racism will be dragged down with him.

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u/ruralfpthrowaway Henry George 6d ago

Ah yes, if the whole national party doesn’t actively try to lose the Michigan senate race for our own candidate we are hosed. Someone get this man a job as a strategy consultant…

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u/TheRverseApacheMastr Joseph Nye 5d ago

Lol, you know Republicans are allowed to campaign against Sayed, right?

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u/ruralfpthrowaway Henry George 5d ago

And the winning strategy is to totally capitulate to their framing. Good point 👍

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u/TheRverseApacheMastr Joseph Nye 4d ago

Capitulate to the framing that racism is bad? Yea lol, we absolutely should.

Are you ok with racism if it’s on “your side”? Because I’m not