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    Lol. So they think that former president Obama is running the Democrats, just like former president trump is running the Republicans

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        A place where Christians are persecuted and WOKE runs everything? Yeah, that sounds pretty good!

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      I sort of wish Obama had more influence. He tried to tell Biden not to run in 2020, which definately would’ve been a better outcome even if the Dems coalesced around a different centrist.

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          Yeah, they were never going to let that happen. They’d preferred Trump over Bernie. Would’ve been hilarious to see Chris Matthews freak out even more about Bernie death squads rounding people up and executing them though.

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              The problem WAS that people preferred Bernie, same as every other populist candidate. The last ones that won resulted in a Term limit and an assassination respectively.

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        He asked Biden not to run in 2016, and he didn’t, then urged donors to support Hilary over Bernie. In 2020 he asked other candidates to drop out so Biden could run, and they did. I’d argue he has that influence you’re longing for and it hasn’t been that positive.

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          Biden running in 2020 was good. Would’ve been even better had he stuck to his word and not ran again this time

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          Biden was being pushed by a lot of insiders to run in 2016. He didn’t because Beau had recently died of cancer.

          Unlike Hunter, Beau wasn’t a fuckup. He was the one who was supposed to be going places.

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    To be fair it is true that Schumer and Pelosi are running the country. It’s kind of their job being elected officials and all.

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    What a clownshow of a Senator. This guy is one of 100 people in the country that get to vote on whether bills become law. He held up Military promotions (so much for the GOP for supporting our Military!) for ages because he didn’t want gays or abortion anywhere near the military. I’m honestly certain that if enrollment was better, he’d say no Blacks or Browns either. The man is menace. Yet… keeps getting elected Corrected!

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      He’s only been elected once. Senators have 6 year terms. He was elected in 2020 and doesn’t have to stand again until 2026

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    Tommy Tuberville is why you don’t vote in shit stain football coaches to leadership positions of importance.

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    Not Hillary? What is this country coming to? (/s)

    Article also includes “along with [Secretary of State Antony] Blinken and [National Security Advisor Jake] Sullivan… They’ve all been making the decisions.”

    As well as “deep state”.

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    Two of them are still in the current legislature, it is accurate to say they are among the 536 people running the country.

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      Soros still owes me a ton of money for all kinds of shit he’s supposed to be bankrolling…

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    Don’t lie! This is the best version of Biden. Morning Joe told me. MSNBC wouldn’t lie to me! Reelect Joe!