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[-] roux@hexbear.net 36 points 1 year ago

Dumb question since I still don't know much about this dude but did he simply win because he survived a stroke and also wears hoodies because he's like me fr fr????

I remember seeing Dems championing him all over reddit but I haven't seen anything from this guy that would suggest that he is progressive, like at all. Even from a Dem brainworm definition of "progressive".

[-] Leon_Grotsky@hexbear.net 49 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

He also was running against Dr. Mehmet Oz so there was probably some element of "Who do you want, the large adult son or another TV dude."

[-] roux@hexbear.net 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah I forgot the who Dr. Oz thing. Jesus Christ no one won that day.

[-] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 40 points 1 year ago

Tbh, he only won because the alternative was Dr. Oz, who is now broadly hated for being a genuine piece of shit and harming tens of millions of people with his quack TV grift. If they'd run for office 15 years earlier, he'd have beat Fetterman.

[-] autismdragon@hexbear.net 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My grandma watched his show regularly and thinks all doctors are smart in all fields. But shes a staunch Democrat so i wonder how she feels about him now. What won, celebrity worship or party politics lol.

She never abandoned Ellen so. But also Ellen didnt run for office as a Republican lol.

[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago

he won because his opponent was a tv celebrity quack doctor

[-] roux@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I totes forgot Oz tried to run. Didn't know it was against him though.

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