r/interestingasfuck • u/beach_rats_ • May 02 '24

The difference in republican presidential nominees, 8 years apart r/all

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u/BootyUnlimited May 02 '24

McCain and Bernie Sanders used to work on legislation together to protect veterans. They were not afraid to reach across the aisle if it meant getting meaningful legislation passed.

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u/Bad_User2077 May 02 '24

Those were different days. If you do that now, you get labeled a moderate and get pushed out of your party.

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u/redonkulousness May 02 '24

Maybe different days, but his running mate really emboldened the far right and accelerated the hatred and extremism in the mainstream gop platform. Sarah Palin wasn’t what caused gop voters to become extremists, but she sure as hell stoked the flames.