DeadWorld@lemm.eeM to BrainWorms@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 year agoJimmy Carter: The U.S. Is an “Oligarchy With Unlimited Political Bribery”theintercept.comexternal-linkmessage-square123fedilinkarrow-up11.25Karrow-down18cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldusa@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoTechnically they didn’t vote to do that, every Republican since iirc Bush one had lost the popular.
minus-squareUriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoTechnically George W. Bush won in 2004. By a thread. As the incumbent. Versus John Kerry, possibly the blandest candidate the Democrats would offer… by swift boating the poor sod.
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoAside from the fact that it was one of the most questionable election results of the last century.
Technically they didn’t vote to do that, every Republican since iirc Bush one had lost the popular.
Technically George W. Bush won in 2004. By a thread. As the incumbent. Versus John Kerry, possibly the blandest candidate the Democrats would offer… by swift boating the poor sod.
Aside from the fact that it was one of the most questionable election results of the last century.