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[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 44 points 3 months ago (3 children)

It's almost like we shouldn't have campaign cycles that run for years at a time. I think most sane countries have their entire election season run the span of just a couple months.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] zout@fedia.io 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Being Dutch I'd like to inform you that the leader of our current leading party never stops campaigning, always throwing one-liners everywhere and even tweeting from parliamentary debates.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I was mainly thinking of the French variation I read about. 2 weeks? As an American I’m mostly ignorant of European politics.

[–] zout@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago

That's the official campaign time, but in France the likes of Marine Le Pen will also be looking for ways to make the news all the time.

[–] programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

I always upvote the showdy and our cream corn overlords.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago

he'll still spend half of it golfing

[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It's worse for GOP!

They also have to make Vance NOT creep - even to their own!

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The Couch Cushion Crusher Vance?

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

JD "Sofa King" Vance?

[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

They're saying he couches his replies.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

They blew the small amount of money they did have front loading the attacks to built momentum , and the rest is tied up in all of Trump's legal cases, which will cost a fortune and he will lose almost all of.

He has to pay settlement money that was delayed, and now he has a whole new opponent to try and attack, with no money and a huge deficit until past election.

His assassination and best fundraising is all behind him now, and he used it all to attack Biden.

Yeah, sucks to be Trump, I just hope his supporters will wake up to reality. Take those blinders off and stop drinking the Kool-Aid.

[–] IcePee@lemmy.beru.co 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I think you are discounting how the election itself can bring eyeballs and green backs. He is only to utter an outrageous statement and create a media buzz. Plus, he has won over most of the media, anyway. Or at least they are willing to grade Trump on a curve.

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Rich scum protect their own. That is why US "news" conglomerates always treat him with gloved baby hands.

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

On the other hand though, there is a vast well of exhaustion with him from people outside his brain rotted fanatics. Given there is now a reasonable-ish alternative, the old rules are not as firm as they were.

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Vance can't dance

Vance can't talk

The only thing about him is the way that he walks.

[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Wow a Phil Collins reference about vance

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

i remember when trump started his 2020 campaign. in 2016.

[–] Blahaj_Blast@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

And copied their slogan from the fucking purge!