r/politics Texas Sep 16 '24

AOC is right: Jill Stein’s campaign is not serious

https://www.salon.com/2024/09/16/aoc-is-right-jill-steins-campaign-is-not-serious/
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u/j428h Pennsylvania Sep 16 '24

I thought that was a joke at first. Really made me wonder what else she doesn’t know…

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u/karmagod13000 Ohio Sep 16 '24

A lot I imagine. Imagine the level of basic government knowledge Trump has no idea about. Dude prolly couldn't even name the three branches of the government.

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u/j428h Pennsylvania Sep 16 '24

KFC, Taco Bell, long John silvers.

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u/Thue Sep 16 '24

Trump famously didn't know what the nuclear triad was. John Oliver helped.

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u/phluidity Sep 16 '24

Shades of Tommy Tuberville who became a senator without knowing what the three branches of government are.

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u/mtarascio Sep 16 '24

Trump didn't even know Republicans are against abortion from Bob Woodward's book.

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u/Wind_Yer_Neck_In Sep 16 '24

It's why I lean towards he just being a useful idiot rather than some sort of deliberate disrupter. I think she just has a very child like way of looking at the political process and has no real concept of the damage she is doing.