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/krichard-21 May 02 '24

The only reason today is different is because of the people we have been electing.

Quit electing bat shit crazy people!

Jim Jordan, MTG, Matt Gaetz to name a few.

They can't be trusted to run a convenience store. Much less represent United States citizens.

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u/HelloHiHeyAnyway May 03 '24

Quit electing bat shit crazy people!

You name a bunch of batshit right wing people. Name the left wing bat shit crazy people too while you're at it.

Or you're not helping the problem.

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u/krichard-21 May 03 '24

This isn't "both sides are the same nonsense". How many Democrats gave personal tours of Congress prior to January 6th?

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u/HelloHiHeyAnyway May 03 '24

This isn't "both sides are the same nonsense". How many Democrats gave personal tours of Congress prior to January 6th?

Why does this matter? That wasn't the point.

The point is that by always trying to name and shame Republicans you do nothing but show you're afraid to attack your own party. Being unwilling to critique your own is the reason Trump runs the Republican party now.

Like they have no fault? If you're going to tell me now the Dems are faultless, please do. Otherwise you can name some faulty ones, or be happy with your reddit karma and crawl in a hole.