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[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

When asked whether Vance believes Robinson’s denial that the comments were made by him, Vance said that the situation needed to “play out.”

“I don’t not believe him, I don’t believe him — I just think that you have to let these things sometimes play out in the court of public opinion."

Remember that for Republicans it's not a matter of how despicable a candidate is, it's only a matter of if they're popular or not. Vance came right out and said that the truth doesn't matter, just public opinion. If 50.1% of voters in North Carolina were going to vote for Robinson, the GOP wouldn't care what he said. If that number was 49.9%, it wouldn't matter if he was an amalgamation of Jesus Christ and Captain America, they'd throw him to the curb and claim they'd never heard of him.

They have no principles. The only thing they believe in is power; getting it, and using it against the people they hate. That is their only true ideology.

[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

"A good chunk of those sticking by Robinson may only be doing so because he is a Republican."

No. Shit. Lol

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Democrat Josh Stein up 53% to Robinson’s 36%

JFC, how is it not 95% to 5%?

[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

He's a self-loathing black republican. And a self-described black nazi. He's like a unicorn to Republicans.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 hours ago

I want his defeat to be written in history books. I want his name to be remembered in history the way we remember Darwin Awards winners.

This guy is pure lead brains.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 31 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

So.... there is a limit.

Apparently, you can't be both black and nazis and get elected by the GOP

[–] FrostyTheDoo@lemmy.world 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Oh you can definitely be both of those things, you just can't say it out loud publicly. That's the only thing he messed up in Republicans' eyes

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

I don't know. IMO we'd have to re-run the experiment controlling for the type of pornography to be certain.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I'm curious how many votes he lost for being black and how many for being a nazi. I have a guess which number is greater.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Prolly lost more votes for getting outed as a porn addict rather than being a nazi.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

JD Vance is openly looking into zoophilic porn and republicans don't mind it.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

he's just trying to get called something other than couchfucker.

unforntunately, couchfucker sticks harder than goatfucker.

[–] Tobberone@lemm.ee 4 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Which reminds me of that old joke: "but you fick one coach..."

[–] tektite@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 hours ago

Made out with a hot dog?? Oh my god, that was ONE TIME!

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

but he hasn't even fucked a couch!

Or so he insists. One doth protest too much, methinks.

[–] Tobberone@lemm.ee 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I never said anyone did, i was just reminded about a joke describing how some actions overshadows other activities when retold among peers.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Sorry, my joke didn’t quite land- “couchfucker” stuck and he “didn’t even fuck a coach one time.”

(He does protest a bit much though. Maybe he tried it after it came out, or something.)

[–] JaymesRS@literature.cafe 3 points 21 hours ago

Are we sure the public notoriety over his past isn’t his kink?

[–] solidgrue@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

... Good?

It's news today, but should this be?

[–] MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world -3 points 23 hours ago

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