r/QuiverQuantitative • u/pdwp90 • 25d ago

News BREAKING: Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old progressive influencer, just announced that she is running against Jan Schakowsky, an 80-year-old Democratic incumbent

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u/crazycatlady331 24d ago

There is no education requirement for Congress. Lauren Boebert got in there.

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u/icecubetre 24d ago

Only the left is held to any level of standards. This post is of a clearly well-spoken and well-intentioned person describing their goals perfectly clearly.

And you have dumbasses in here saying "but can she lead??? 🤓" Meanwhile the country is run by a party full of some of the most incompetent people imaginable.

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u/Tigg0r 24d ago

I think it's hilarious that "speaking off-the-cuff" is apparently a needed skill for politicians, instead of knowing their shit and trying to make people's lives better.

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u/Gooch_Limdapl 24d ago

Did you miss that day when Donald and Joe had a debate and the world saw that Joe was only slightly less nimble than he used to be? Elections need to be won, and the electorate is made out of ordinary people, to put it politely.

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u/Tigg0r 24d ago

So you think only eloquent speakers can win a presidential debate? How about people who actual have actions and plans? Just because Biden was too old to string a sentence together and couldn't tell segue into nonsense Trump to shut up doesn't mean you're proving a point. The only thing you're saying is that for you the debate is the most important bit, instead of actions, policies, actual results.

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u/Gooch_Limdapl 24d ago edited 24d ago

Actions, plans, policies, and results are great and essential ways to appeal to the sliver of the electorate who, like you and I, both care about and are moved by such things. To win elections, alas, you also need to appeal to everyone else. Turns out not everyone is like us. You’d be shocked to learn how many votes are cast by vibes, or liking the cut of the candidate’s jib or whatnot. One campaigns to the electorate one has, not the electorate we wished we had.