• Duamerthrax@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    Trump won because he threatened to run as an independent and spoil the Republicans chances. The DNC would rather let the Republicans win then let a progressive independent win. If we can’t get a real progressive on the ballot, we can’t wait for election day to do something about it

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      15 hours ago

      He won because all the carbon copy neocons split their primary votes enough that he had the biggest plurality for months. He had a solid lead by the time the field narrowed enough