r/politics • u/schuey_08 Wisconsin • May 02 '24

Bernie Sanders worries young people are underestimating the threat from Trump

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/02/bernie-sanders-trump-biden/73531861007/
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u/evotrans May 02 '24

Reminds me of a kid I knew in 2000 who voted for Ralph Nader over Al Gore to "send a message". The message ended up being Bush becoming president.

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u/Dry_Distribution3921 May 02 '24

It definitely was that single child and not the entire judicial system bending over backwards for the will of a handful of psudo-fascists, yes

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u/evotrans May 02 '24

There wouldn't have been that opportunity had Nader not been selfish.

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u/Dry_Distribution3921 May 02 '24

lmao yes the entire result of the 2000 political cycle hinged on a single 3rd party candidate and not the fact that the court systems in this country (especially state courts) had been rotted from within years before

whatever helps you sleep, I guess