On the one hand, you have Aaron Coleman's atrocious personal record of being an abusive individual On the other hand, you have his total lack of relevant accomplishments, experience, skills and relationships as a legislator But he DID say "Medicare for All" on social mediahttps://twitter.com/BMarchetich/status/1297277488456818688 …
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I'm all for saying that in current politics we possibly treat being a decent person and being good at your job as too important compared to having correct opinions ("good politics") I think it's very dangerous when people say the first two things don't matter AT ALL
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Replying to @arthur_affect
The tweet you're quoting says the exact opposite of that.. Again, look forward to hearing you explain to me why you're refusing to vote for Biden vs Trump because of his history of sexual assault, if you ever bother to.
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Replying to @BMarchetich
The argument that Aaron Coleman would be a better representative than Stan Frownfelter because of Coleman's "position on abortion" is identical to the argument that you should vote for Donald Trump because he's "against war"
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1) I don't think political positions outweigh character and competence, particularly since Frownfelter is quite a bit more amenable to compromise than you're making him out to be 2) It doesn't even matter because I don't give a single ounce of credence to Coleman's "positions"
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BMarchetich
He's a fucking 19-year-old shitposter who ran for the seat as a stunt with no expectation of winning, he has zero credibility I wouldn't trust him to watch my apartment over the weekend, much less trust him to represent me in office
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Having lived in that state where quality Dems are few and far between I still gotta question whether this nasty piece of work is really the only Progressive available. Like throw a dart at a list of any campus SDS or whatever and surely they'd land on something better.
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Replying to @Solipsister @BMarchetich
I completely understand the frustration people feel when being in the extreme political minority means any serious, competent politician available for office holds positions you find abhorrent And therefore you start to go "Well let's elect someone unserious and incomptetent!"
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That's even justifiable UP TO A POINT -- better someone who's shitty at upholding good principles than extremely skilled at upholding bad ones But not to the point where you have NO STANDARDS AT ALL about who you're willing to give a big office and a title and a staff to
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It also means, almost literally, that you're not electing a progressive in the first place. I'm making a bit of a no-true-Scotsman argument but if the kid is outright feigning his whole deal, then it's like going to a TV doctor because you desperately need "a doctor, any doctor"
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I mean I'm not saying I think this kid's politics are some kind of deliberate, intentional long con, I just see no reason to believe there's any depth to them or any reason they won't flip in a few years
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Oh, absolutely. I don't doubt he truly believes it, but it's like how Trump truly "believes" various political ideas that crystallized in his brain in 1980s New York
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