President Donald Trump declined to endorse Vice President JD Vance for the 2028 presidential election during a press briefing in Ireland

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[–] 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

In case you forgot, that wasn't a hypothetical. It actually occurred during Obama's admin. Enough people thought "yea that sounds right" to the point that there wasn't even a procedural change in SCOTUS selection.

Christmas decorations being up early is one thing. Talking about electoral politics is an entirely different thing, that actually has consequences. People tune out of politics all together because we talk about elections years before they actually happen.

Both parties absolutely love that we spend all our time with politics discussing elections, because all they do day in and day out is fundraise for their parties. Assuming that they never eat or sleep, politicians in both parties have less than 30 seconds to review bills before they vote on them, because of all the fundraising they do. The constant electoralism means that they never have to change.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

    In case you forgot, that wasn't a hypothetical. It actually occurred during Obama's admin. Enough people thought "yea that sounds right" to the point that there wasn't even a procedural change in SCOTUS selection

    And then one of those ghouls, Barrett? was sworn in like 2 weeks before an election when it suited their needs.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    Yes, I know. Mitch did that one too, and has to do with Mitch weaponizing the fact that people tune out of politics because of constant electoralism. It's not just Mitch, it's not just Republicans, it's the underlying system. Part of that underlying system is constant electoralism.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    your thesis is that people weren’t tuned into the election 2 weeks before the election?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

    My thesis is that electoralism is so constant that enough people agreed with him in 2016 to the point where no changes were made to SCOTUS selection, setting himself up to just do what he wanted. The Democratic party was pissed at both situations, but they saw fundraising opportunities instead of actually fucking doing something.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    I read that situation as the republicans had the democrats in complete checkmate and just did what they wanted to do. They made up arguments on the fly to suit their needs, and I think they will continue to do that in the future. The US is a system in which there will be constant elections, so try not to get too twisted about that?

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