@DeadWorld@lemm.eeM to BrainWorms@lemm.eeEnglish • 9 months agoJimmy Carter: The U.S. Is an “Oligarchy With Unlimited Political Bribery”theintercept.comexternal-linkmessage-square124fedilinkarrow-up11.25Kcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldusa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11.25Kexternal-linkJimmy Carter: The U.S. Is an “Oligarchy With Unlimited Political Bribery”theintercept.com@DeadWorld@lemm.eeM to BrainWorms@lemm.eeEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square124fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldusa@lemmy.ml
minus-square@Madison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•9 months agoTechnically they didn’t vote to do that, every Republican since iirc Bush one had lost the popular.
minus-square@uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish5•9 months agoTechnically George W. Bush won in 2004. By a thread. As the incumbent. Versus John Kerry, possibly the blandest candidate the Democrats would offer… by swift boating the poor sod.
minus-square@Madison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•9 months agoAside from the fact that it was one of the most questionable election results of the last century.
Technically they didn’t vote to do that, every Republican since iirc Bush one had lost the popular.
Technically George W. Bush won in 2004. By a thread. As the incumbent. Versus John Kerry, possibly the blandest candidate the Democrats would offer… by swift boating the poor sod.
Aside from the fact that it was one of the most questionable election results of the last century.