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minus-squarerecapitated@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down3·4 months agoCase in point, is it more impactful to hear a criticism of Trump from a DNC speaker or an RNC speaker? Wtf is the actual complaint here?
minus-squareknightly the Sneptaur@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down3·4 months agoHis presence gives the Republicans standing to claim (however falsely) that they’re the party of working people. I get the argument, but it seems to me that the RNC took advantage of him much more than the other way around.
minus-squarerecapitated@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·4 months agoThat may be true, but he also got a different kind of message out to a large variety of viewers that was different from the rest of the convention.
minus-squareknightly the Sneptaur@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoAgain, I get the argument. I just hope he thinks it was worth his career, because the union is going to replace him at their next election.
Case in point, is it more impactful to hear a criticism of Trump from a DNC speaker or an RNC speaker? Wtf is the actual complaint here?
His presence gives the Republicans standing to claim (however falsely) that they’re the party of working people.
I get the argument, but it seems to me that the RNC took advantage of him much more than the other way around.
That may be true, but he also got a different kind of message out to a large variety of viewers that was different from the rest of the convention.
Again, I get the argument.
I just hope he thinks it was worth his career, because the union is going to replace him at their next election.
Acceptable losses IMO
Purity at all costs?