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[–] melp@beehaw.org 49 points 4 months ago (1 children)

When NPR dedicated all of 2016 to breaking Bernie down I knew it was compromised.

[–] DdCno1@beehaw.org 10 points 4 months ago (4 children)

There was no breaking needed. Contrary to what some people continue to believe, he never had any chance of winning the presidential election.

[–] Kwakigra@beehaw.org 14 points 4 months ago

It was so easy to get America's boomers to believe this in both primaries, and thus it became true. We are really a country of morons.

[–] bl4kers@beehaw.org 14 points 4 months ago

That's what most people said about Trump in 2016.

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 13 points 4 months ago

and yet they did it anyway, so either NPR(DNC by extension) is incompetent or you’re wrong

like saying unions don’t work, while big business spends tons fucking them so they don’t work

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 8 points 3 months ago

Absolutely not true

[–] jonne 9 points 4 months ago
[–] w3dd1e@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

I assume they are just trying to get on Brendan Carr’s good side so they don’t cut NPR and PBS.

[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago

In entertainment, right?