I don't know how to explain this to adults who supposedly understand how the world works, but: Candidates are not bundles of policy statements, they are people Every single candidate breaks promises once elected "Character" means judging what they'll actually do in office
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It's easy to be all things to all people on paper, and most candidates do The only way to predict what they will actually do once they have to make hard choices is to look at how they ACT, look at what they actually treat as important during the election, who they listen to
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People like to talk shit about "virtue signaling" Well, none of these people have been president before, I can't read any of their minds, and none of them are my close personal friend "Signaling" is all we've got That's what it's for
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People talk about "guilt by association" as a logical fallacy and shit Well out here in the real world outside of college debate, judging what kind of person you are by the company you keep is imperfect, but it's a hell of a lot better than just asking you if you're a good guy
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People talk about "judging a candidate by his supporters" as though we were talking about movies or ice cream flavors - "You wouldn't let bros ruin chocolate for you" Well we're talking about a fucking person, who exists in a social context making social decisions
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It is absolutely one of the only things available for me to judge what kind of person you are - who seems to like you and who seems to hate you, who you try to attract and who you're willing to push away
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Bernie wins this easily
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