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[–] [email protected] 62 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Kind of.

Harris: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/kamala_harris/412678

Sanders: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/bernard_sanders/400357

There are some who voted ideologically closer. But the fact that she’s somewhere between Sanders and Warren is reassuring.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's a crazy helpful site. Thanks for sharing.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 months ago (6 children)

the desperate mud slinging from the GOP is going to be hilarious. i'll never forget when they tried to shit on AOC because she was caught gasp dancing in some student project music video.

and god-fucking-forbid anyone ever tends bar for money

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Scandalous! clutches pearls

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I hold no doubt in my heart that they absolutely hated this because they found her hot.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

she's undeniably super attractive, but what they hate most is that they fear her. they know that she will humiliate any one of them in a debate, and people love her for it. so they lash out and talk about her bartending days, thinking that it's an attack because that's just how fucking dumb they are

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

She is. And that video was.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

What the fuck, is that a woman having fun? Dems are absolute degenerates, unbelievable. She's smiling. What is wrong with you people?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

never seen this clip before, i have been getting the wrong political gifs

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago

She's still got it!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

they see no problem lambasting this, while voting for pornstar hush money paying con man rapist

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Well, he's a man.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This better not turn me into a socialist or something

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Resistance is futile. Surrender to the glory of Socialist Mommy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

The lack of Socialist Dommy Mommies is why the USSR failed

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (7 children)

They're just mad that she's an attractive young POC

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They hate women so much, it's crazy.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

Especially women of color.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

They’re just mad ~~that she’s an attractive young person of colour~~

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

It’s all manufactured outrage. In reality they don’t give a fuck since they are all dead inside. It’s the tan suit scandal all over again. If they have zero qualms with Melania being a former nude model and Trump’s infidelity then them being mad about someone dancing is all just theatrics. It means they have nothing on her.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You're totally ignoring that she had her hair done and stuff

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

What was Boebert doing before she got her GED at like 30?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Doesn't matter, the GOP are hypocrites; Rules for thee but not for me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Escort work.

Sex work is work 😤

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm surprised Project 2025 doesn't call for a ban on dancing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Maybe there are parts even they don't feel comfortable disclosing yet

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (7 children)

is this true? I know nothing about US politics, but everything I hear from/about Bernie makes him sound awesome.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Bernie is pushing for what is standard governmental procedures in areas of Europe like France, Germany, Sweden, or Norway

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

As a fan of Bernie this fantastic news, I want to hug the scroll if it can be corroborated.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

I would imagine it depends a lot on how you quantify things, there's all sorts of procedural votes and "renaming a post office" bills with no real substance that you could reasonably argue should or shouldn't be included, to say nothing of ranking the partisan quality of different legislation (like, if Sanders and Harris both voted the same way in a routine budget bill that got unanimous support, should that count the same as them voting the same on some legislation he sponsored that failed or something?).

That all said, this CNN article I found from 2020 makes it sound more true than not, but there's some nuance - tl;dr, at the start of her career as a state AG she did some more conservativ-ish things, but she's been consistently more and more progressive since then.

My personal opinion is that she's willing to change her positions a lot if she thinks that's where voters are going, which isn't perfect, but it's a lot better than the last generation of Democratic leaders who are also willing to change their positions a lot but think voters are way more conservative than they actually are (because that generation is still stuck in the 1980s). Kamala didn't start talking about Medicare for All until Bernie made it popular, but when he did she didn't have a problem jumping on board (unlike Biden, who would only ever go as far as public option).

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Should be noted that these kind of statistics are typically heavily influenced by the sheer number of garbage bills like what to rename a post office. Specific major issues is more the problem actual voters have.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If the stats lean closer to Bernie's record than others (I'd have to do some research to see, but let's assume) then it's still more of an indication she'll be better than the others she's being compared to on major issues. Biden is on record saying he wouldn't sign a bill for universal healthcare, but he's still better than Trump overall.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Biden's quote had a qualifying statement to that iirc. Something about without tax support?

So it was technically saying he wouldn't support paying for universal healthcare on credit.

Buy, hey, he'll pay for the Gaza genocide on credit, so who cares about the details?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Shouldn't those garbage bills have basically the same votes from nearly all democrat senators? So they wouldn't really affect the differences that much, right?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Oh shit is she a secret progressive???

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (7 children)

She's a good person and a political pragmatist, who is willing to concede a point to gain ten. She has, like most intelligent adults, evolved farther and farther left to embrace reality.

(While those in the the Wrong Wing cling to their assorted bigotries and boogiemen, as they lose all grip on sanity and embrace a venal madman as their Savior.)

For what it's worth, I've helped her in a retail context and she was the good kind of customer.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

For what it's worth, I've helped her in a retail context and she was the good kind of customer.

Not that I needed more reason than "let's not have fascism", but that's a big endorsement to me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Damn. A good customer in a retail setting. Now that's how I know someone's an actual good person. Having worked like 10 years of retail front line, that alone make me want to vote for her more. Lol.

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