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Maybe they should stop platforming these geriatric fucks and make space for the next generation then.
Because most people aren't millionaires
as Timothy Snyder pointed out there's any number of good leaders out there amongst us but they have no access to the massive $ needed
He touches on this in this talk, saying many Democrats just expect some natural born leader to rise and problem solved
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEaf1kgPCbY
He used Hungary's Magyars win to highlight the problem. He started campaigning 2 years before the election, going around to every rural village and town. Who can do that, take that much time off work, drum up that much support and $ ?
i dont think the DNC expects someone to get elected to be a leader, they expect things to remain the same as with the gop to keep the donors happy. almost all thier elections are pretty low effort.
FTFY. I'm not independently wealthy and can't afford to quit my job and campaign for office, even locally. Nor am I interested in selling myself out to corporate interests to get the funding I would need.
It's easy to be holier-than-thou behind a keyboard, though. Why don't you run for office?
Edit: lmao, the keyboard warrior seems to have blocked me
Cool give me 300000 dollars and I'll be the next representative
Nobody wants you here. Take the hint.
Plus who the fuck @ 's people in replies
Or you can hear me out a give me the funding to run for office you dumbass