What do you do when your establishment candidate checks only a few of the necessary social-justice boxes?
You study the moves and demeanor of your last successful candidate prototype, D112008:
Then, you see if you can trick people into believing that your new candidate is the same as the old candidate:
"Democracy", also known as "keep the people stupid so they vote predictably stupid, and then throw slurs at anyone who says the reasons people vote the way they vote are the reasons people vote the way they vote."
Candidate Prototype D112020: | ||
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Establishment disguised | ✔ | |
Young, but serious | ✔ | |
LGBT, or rumored LGBT | ✔ | |
Not too white | ❌ | |
Spanish-speaking | ✔ | |
Female, but high T | ? | |
Electable: ? |
You study the moves and demeanor of your last successful candidate prototype, D112008:
Candidate Prototype D112008: | |
---|---|
Establishment disguised | ✔ |
Young, but serious | ✔ |
LGBT, or rumored LGBT | ✔ |
Not too white | ✔ |
Spanish-speaking | ❌ |
Female, but high T | ? |
Electable: YES, TWICE |
Then, you see if you can trick people into believing that your new candidate is the same as the old candidate:
Is "Pete Obama voice" a thing? pic.twitter.com/IWU0tdg7xb— The Recount (@therecount) February 25, 2020
"Democracy", also known as "keep the people stupid so they vote predictably stupid, and then throw slurs at anyone who says the reasons people vote the way they vote are the reasons people vote the way they vote."