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      This whole Lincoln project constituency is just political insiders that live in DC, nobody else is changing their vote based on their endorsement. It’s so weird that Democrats and the media keep chasing these assholes.

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        I think there’s an underestimate of how a lot of Republicans don’t like trump. They’re not a part of his maga crowd but they’re still dumb enough to think that voting for a Democrat is worse than voting for trump. The support and endorsement of all of these Republicans and the support of the Lincoln project is showing those people who are Republicans and have Republican beliefs that it is okay to vote for Kamala.

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    No, he’s still liked by some in certain states, generally by the same people who like Liz (although nobody likes her father lol). I could imagine he could even move some older Texans over, assuming they haven’t all drank the coolaid. Not much, but if Republicans delivered just one surprise state the resulting tumult would likely shape both parties quite drastically in 2026 onward.

    And yes, he’s a war criminal so obviously I won’t give a shit about the endorsement, but hey, it’s not just about the win. It’s about making it harder for Trump to contest things later.

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      And I’d support him in that. Bush is hated by both Republicans and Democrats, they’ve got nothing to gain by courting him. They’ll lose more votes than they’d gain.

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        Sure, but I miss the days when I could just disagree with conservatives instead of fear them trying to push fascism.

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          Bush was a fascist as well. Post 9/11 any dissent was crushed for years, which is how they got to push the Iraq war through.

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            People tend to forget just how hard the propaganda machine was swinging then. Remember freedom fries? And how the start of the war was timed for primetime television?

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        Giving Democrats an opportunity to move to the right and gain nothing? No wonder they want his support so badly.

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    Welcome to the timeline where Cheney > Bush. Not by much, mind, but the sigil don’t lie.

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