"There is a real question whether democracy is going to remain in the United States of America," Sanders said.

cross-posted from: https://lemmus.org/post/501516

Some politicians are so fearful of former President Donald Trump retaking the White House that “they don’t really want to tell the full truth,” West said. “[Biden has] created the best economy that we can get. Is this the best that we can get? You don’t tell that lie to the people just for Biden to win,” West said in a clip played on CNN Sunday.

  • Cataphract@lemmy.ko4abp.com
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    1 year ago

    Could you provide me with some sources for context on the statements you have made?

    the red wave didn’t happen because a bunch of Republicans died from COVID and youth voters mobilized in big numbers

    Biden has made some moves to help progressive causes, and there has been a lot of success on local and state levels

    the old guard is shuffling off slowly but surely

    I am not disputing your claims, I purely wish to be able to absorb the information you have presented with fact checked sources to confirm the viewpoint so that I can better my stance on the current state of politics.

    • TommySalami@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      I’m not going to hunt down formal sources for these, because they’ve been pretty widely reported on, especially back during the 2022 election. We know COVID disproportionately affected older, conservative communities. In less populated, more rural areas, even a few dozen more deaths could affect outcomes. We know youth turnout was higher than in previous years, and certain Republicans’ push to raise the voter age is a reaction to that. Biden is still challenging SCOTUS about student loans and is currently working on getting Medicare pricing for lots of medications. I’m from Michigan, and our state government has recently passed a lot of progressive policies, same for my local city and many of the cities near me. So there may be some bias there, but there have also been a lot of public success in Minnesota and Hawaii. And Jim Inhofe just retired, and between McConnell’s freeze and Feinstein rambling during a vote, it’s clear these elderly reps are having health issues. They can’t live forever.