More than 200 former Bush, McCain and Romney staffers endorse Harris

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More than 200 former Bush, McCain and Romney staffers endorse Harris
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If you go into the Red states and proclaim your candidate is a Socialist you'll bring in many, many more Red voters. In fact, calling a candidate Socialist is probably a great way to get some of their voters shot.

So what exactly is your great plan?

calling a candidate Socialist is probably a great way to get some of their voters shot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Control_Act_of_1954

Still officially on the books.

But this reflects an imbalance of power, rather than popularity. Yes, you can run as a socialist. Yes, you can build up a large movement of enthusiastic participants. Yes, you can march through the streets on your way to the voting booth.

And then what happens... Just a little recreational fentanyl followed by lighting my car on fire. Normal stuff. Happens all the time. Or maybe I find a 6-foot python in my car. shrug

So what exactly is your great plan?

Obviously, just keep voting for the person the TV tells me to vote for and keep my head down until I die of old age.

Obviously, just keep voting for the person the TV tells me to vote for and keep my head down until I die of old age.

You remind me of that Ben Franklin quote.

Many men die at twenty five, but aren't buried for another sixty years.