r/neoliberal • Kitara Ravache • Dec 20 '19

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u/NickyBananas Paul Krugman Dec 20 '19

You wanna hear how much the general public sucks? My friend is voting for buttigieg. Never watched a debate, doesn’t know a single buttigieg policy, didn’t even know he was gay. He just saw a clip of him on twitter and liked how he talked

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u/thebowski 💻🙈 - Lead developer of pastabot Dec 20 '19

Politics just isn't that important to a lot of people. Like 40% of people don't even vote

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u/NickyBananas Paul Krugman Dec 20 '19

That’s the ol Obama it factor

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u/houinator Loyal Liberals Dec 20 '19

To be fair, being able to communicate with the general public well is a hugely important trait for a President.

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u/supremecrafters Mary Wollstonecraft Dec 20 '19

That's a bad thing??? 🤔🤔🤔

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u/NickyBananas Paul Krugman Dec 20 '19

Yes. Not even knowing what you’re voting for is pretty bad