“Oh my God, I want a hot president,” Jennifer Welch of the I’ve Had It podcast said in an interview last week. “Hot democrat alert,” posted Democratic influencer Keith Edwards in response to a video clip of Sam Forstag, a 31-year-old smokejumper running for one of Montana’s two House seats. If you search Jon Ossoff’s name on X or TikTok, you’ll be met with a number of thirsty posts calling the Georgia senator a “total hottie.”

“Jon Ossoff—there was just something about him,” said the content creator Qondi Ntini, who runs what can best be described as an Democratic thirst-trap X account, where she frequently refers to Ossoff as “Senator My Boo.” She’s raised thousands of dollars for Democratic candidates through the account and has been invited to the White House and the DNC as a part of their content-creator programs.

“The way I see thirst and the people that I choose to support, it’s more about their values and what they can do for their constituents. The hotness stems from that, and it makes them hotter. It’s also kind of a rebuke of toxic masculinity,” she added.

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[–] 7 points 7 months ago

Makes sense. All the Bernie bros were probably just lusting after a septuagenerian grandfather and that's why he was so well liked.

What truly stupid things to support. In a world filled with celebrities getting/lying about cosmetic procedures many people can never afford, people generally being more aware of the halo effect, attractiveness being much more attainable for the wealthy, and most importantly, a large part of the voter base that was stolen from Dems being young men who have been lead to believe they are simply genetically disadvantaged and unable to have a good life because of it, we should select our elected officials based off looks. Amazing. Love this. This is the political take we deserve. Our country is over and it is now beyond satire.

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  • [–] 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    What the fuck kind of article is this?

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Gotta get the shallow voter bloc. I mean it's supremely stupid, but if someone votes for a Democrat because they're hot at least they aren't voting MAGA, so that's good, I guess.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    I'd rather vote for someone based on their policy. If they're attractive but want to destroy our institutions further or sell out, it's a worthless metric. Elections are too important for BS filler.

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago

    Let's tell the truth: it's a popularity contest that rarely has to do with merit.

    Counting a candidate's looks, provided they can stick to the script, is just sane politics.

    Is someone not pure now unless they're decrepit and falling apart?

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    [–] 57 points 7 months ago (9 children)

    No. Give me a Danny DeVito type campaigning on nationalized healthcare and the end of ICE over a Chis Hemsworth clone spewing the same corporate democon bullshit.

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  • [–] 29 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    But Danny DeVito is the biggest thirst trap of them all!

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  • [–] 27 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Y'all don't think Sanders is the cutest guy?

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  • [–] 25 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    People want progressive candidates not hot shills.

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  • [–] 12 points 7 months ago (6 children)

    Electing a random Lemmy user would even be an improvement

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    Implying we’re aren’t fire 10/10s.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Are we not chiseled by the Greek gods themselves? Are my superior calves and soft flowing locks a joke to you??

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  • [–] 23 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    This stupidity is what led to Trump. I don't want a fuckable candidate. I want a capable candidate.

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Don’t laugh.

    Oh I'm not laughing. They're really pulling out all the stops to try and lose, and it's appalling.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Also hinting about wanting non-geriatric candidates?

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    some podcasts are better than others... e.g. philosophize this, planet money, darknet diaries...

    I guess you mean the talk-radio type podcasts where 2/3 of the time is just banter...

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  • [–] 15 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    This whole article sounds like it's really stretching to stitch together a narrative.

    I’ve Had It podcast? Keith Edwards is a Democratic influencer and not a former reality show contestant? Qondi Ntini, an Instagram account with less than a thousand followers?

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    We don't fucking need "hotter".

    We need some fuckers who can start straightening out the rampant damage to the U.S. (ALL aspects) caused by the orange faced shitgoblin in the white house.

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  • Is that how they think Trump got elected?

    I'm terrible at judging men's attractiveness, but I remember someone who is much better at that looking very closely at his picture to recreate something and going, "holy shit that guy is ugly".

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    The I've had it women are generally not shallow like that on their videos. They are legit. Surprised about this. It must have been a joke.

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