The first step for the candidates running in next year’s California Senate race is to quietly try to spook newly appointed Sen. Laphonza Butler into not running at all.

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    1 year ago

    If she actually runs it’s going to be clear that this was all meant to stop Barbara Lee from winning.

    Silly progressives. Haven’t you learned your lesson yet?

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          No, the problem is the assload of old people who have no idea how the modern world works, no clue why the LGBT+ is so upset, and no intent to do anything other than enjoy their state sponsored retirements. We need younger congresspeople.

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            1 year ago

            There are old people who support LGBTQ+ people and causes. There are young people who oppose them. That is what matters.

            I dgaf how old someone is if they vote the way I want them to. This is ageism.

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              Half the country is screaming for age limits on politics, so yeah, call it ageism. We don’t need more dementia in politics. We don’t need more politicians stroking out at the podium due to age-related illness. We need new blood. We need a monumental shift in politics that the elderly cannot lead, because they are direct products of the old system.

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                Ageism is idealistic.

                Young people aren’t inherently better than old people, you’re completely misunderstanding the problems with American politics. The old people in power now were in power when they were young and they were bad back then too! We need better politics, not better blood.

                People like you vote for losers like Pete Buttigieg lol

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                  Why don’t you just disappear up your own ass, since that’s where your head is already. Imma go ahead and mute you, cause I got no time for your dumbassery.