• SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      Obama has never been considered far left unless you are a conservative fear monger.

      Look at his voting history he’s always been a firm liberal.

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        3 hours ago

        @SatansMaggotyCumFart He was pretty far left for 2008. Support for Gay Rights/Marriage, Universal Health Care, a proto-energy New Deal, lobbyist refore (pre SuperPac Era), military pullout from Iraq were all on the left side of the 2008 Dem party and he ran hard on all those; especially in the primary.

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            2 hours ago

            @SatansMaggotyCumFart Harris was also widely unpopular even among Democrats. When she ran for President in 2020 she received less than 1,000 votes nationally. She was on the ballot in California our home state and we couldn’t get her over 1,000 votes.

            She’s just not a good electoral candidate. Had Biden dropped out late 2023 and the Dems held a primary with debates and such; she never would have been chosen as the candidate.

            Harris could have had a any stance(s) she wanted, she was doomed to fail from the beginning.