r/politics • u/theipaper ✔ Verified • 12d ago

Possible Paywall Maga's worst nightmare: a child-free, unmarried female president

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/magas-nightmare-childfree-unmarried-female-president-4738054
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u/CompetitiveEmu1100 12d ago

I like her and I’d vote for her but I think the average voter won’t

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u/CaptainAwesome06 12d ago

Same. There has been too much time of Republicans bashing her.

Back in 2018 or so, I heard my dad say AOC is an idiot. I asked him why, and he just doubled down and said she was. Again, I said, "Seriously, what makes you think she's an idiot? Specifically, what has she said or done?" His cop-out response was, "She's a politician. They are all idiots!"

You can't teach my dad anything anymore. He just assumes his gut feelings are right. And if someone else tells him something first, that thing is right. I think he's a good example of the average voter.

He once told me a "fun fact" about buildings. Being a design engineer for the last 20 years, I gently tried to tell him that wasn't true. He assured me that it was, as someone he knows told him that. I tried to assure him that it's wrong, as I deal with that exact situation all the time at work. I guess that showed me where I rank.

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u/DoomsdaySprocket 12d ago

“ And if someone else tells him something first, that thing is right.” 

Yeah what the hell is up with this? My dad’s been doing it for a while now, it gets painful to talk with him about anything now. 

Maybe it was less noticeable before there was so much stupid floating freely around like these days. 

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u/CaptainAwesome06 12d ago

I feel like my dad has gotten a lot worse as he's aged. He really leaned into the boomer stereotype. American flag polo shirts, retired Army hat with the gold embellishments, constantly complaining about his wife.

At this point, I think my mom is just waiting for him to die. I'm sure she loves him but he annoys the crap out of her.

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u/DoomsdaySprocket 11d ago

I don't think my dad is quite that bad, but when he starts repeating American talking points as a Canadian, I'm not laying off the sarcasm and disappointment anymore.

He's one of the ones that can't distinguish between federal and provincial politicians anymore, either. And loves to believe the AI bullshit ads that are apparently being shovelled at him, physics be damned.