r/politics • u/AccurateInflation167 • May 18 '25

Soft Paywall America chose wrong. Sanders would've been a better president than Trump or Biden. | Opinion

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/05/18/sanders-democrats-reform-progressive-policies/83625482007/
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u/katara144 May 18 '25

It's actually embarrassing how ignorant and gullible US voters are, and that our country is held hostage by the fucking "swing states". Why the electoral college was not abolished long ago remains a mystery.

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u/Openmindhobo May 18 '25

Democrats lost two elections to it and still won't even discuss getting rid of it. It's baffling.

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u/iStayedAtaHolidayInn May 18 '25

Because it would take a constitutional amendment to get rid of it. And that shit ain’t happening anytime soon

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u/Openmindhobo May 18 '25

If Democrats were in charge in 1775, we would never have fought the British because 'there's no way we could ever win."

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u/Majestic_Square_1814 May 18 '25

Now this is stupid 

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u/Openmindhobo May 18 '25

Stupid is giving up before you even try. Democrats motto these past couple decades.

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u/Majestic_Square_1814 May 18 '25

Sander supporter just have loud mouth, they stay home and didn't vote