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   Darnell Clayton :verified: (darnell@one.darnell.one)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jun-2024 02:56:21 JST Darnell Clayton :verified:

   People are realizing there are only two realistic options for President in the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸: #JoeBiden or #DonaldTrump (anyone else like #RobertKennedy is just a spoiler).

   Either choose the Democrat or the Autocrat. Everyone else is just an extra.

   👉🏾 RFK Jr’s campaign just effectively ended 📺 https://youtu.be/S0p1TZkIUHU

   👉🏾 Did RFK Jr.’s Presidential Campaign Just Flame Out? https://www.thedailybeast.com/did-rfk-jrs-presidential-campaign-just-flame-out

   👉🏾 Lastest Polls https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/national

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jun-2024 03:03:34 JST Evan Prodromou

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     @darnell so, this is an interesting question.

     I think if you understand an election as a way to collectively choose a person to hold a particular role, what you say makes sense.

     But I don't think everyone understands elections that way.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jun-2024 05:12:26 JST Evan Prodromou

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     @darnell

     For many of us, it's a snapshot in time of our personal identity. Who am I? Am I a Democrat? A Green? A Trump fan? A Libertarian?

     Even on a personal level, it's about you and the candidate. What is my parasocial relationship with Donald Trump? Am I the type of person who would have Joe Biden as an imaginary friend?

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     Darnell Clayton :verified: (darnell@one.darnell.one)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jun-2024 05:34:17 JST Darnell Clayton :verified:

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     • Evan Prodromou

     @evan I guess politics ultimately is transactional, as it is a “What will this candidate do for me if elected‽” deal.

     From my talks with family, friends, & coworkers, many are either disappointed or enraged with #JoeBiden, as #Biden’s positive policies have not alleviated their economic situations.

     However, most of them realize that if #DonaldTrump gets in, it will be chaos within the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸, as #Trump & the #GOP will target segments of #America 🇺🇸 with intense cruelity.

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     Joyce Park (troutgirl@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jun-2024 05:36:48 JST Joyce Park

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     • Evan Prodromou

     @evan @darnell I would 100% like to eat an ice cream with Joe Biden!

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     Darnell Clayton :verified: (darnell@one.darnell.one)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jun-2024 05:36:48 JST Darnell Clayton :verified:

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     • Joyce Park
     • Evan Prodromou

     @troutgirl @evan 😂 I am not sure about ice cream 🍦, but I think #JoeBiden should do another beer summit. Maybe #Biden could invite #BarackObama & have a drinking table outside‽ https://youtu.be/254eT3SBRpE

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     Darnell Clayton :verified: (darnell@one.darnell.one)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jun-2024 05:48:03 JST Darnell Clayton :verified:

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     • Evan Prodromou

     @evan Many folks have a very myopic view of the Presidency. If #Trump is re-elected (predictions):

     👉🏾 Millions rounded up & disappear into camps

     👉🏾 Protesters jailed

     👉🏾 #America 🇺🇸 will transition to a Democratic Theocracy (like #Hungary 🇭🇺)

     👉🏾 US abandons #NATO

     👉🏾 #Russia 🇷🇺 would use tactical nukes against #Ukraine 🇺🇦 & other Baltic nations

     👉🏾 #China 🇨🇳 attacks #Taiwan 🇹🇼

     👉🏾 #Venezuela 🇻🇪 attacks #Guyana 🇬🇾

     👉🏾 #UnitedStates 🇺🇸 attacks #Mexico 🇲🇽 (#GOP oddly desires this)

     👉🏾 Global Depression

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     Darnell Clayton :verified: (darnell@one.darnell.one)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jun-2024 13:06:24 JST Darnell Clayton :verified:

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     • ManyRoads ☕ 🇺🇦

     @ManyRoads I am not sure if you are familiar with who 538 is, but they are frequently cited by numerous news agencies & journalists. All you have to do is look at the hard data (538 was cited in the prior post).

     But if you want another news organization summarizing the data on your behalf, then here is Newsweeks take: https://www.newsweek.com/rfk-receives-devastating-polling-update-1915694

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     ManyRoads ☕ 🇺🇦 (manyroads@mstdn.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jun-2024 13:06:25 JST ManyRoads ☕ 🇺🇦

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     @darnell I see / find no reliable media reporting this as having happened. Do you have/ know of a reliable source?