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Two out of four is still pretty bad...
We shouldn't be satisfied with "better than trump" because that's roughly 99% of the population.
Unfortunately we don't get a choice, and the people not letting us have a choice are too stupid to realize why voter turnout is constantly shit.
Spend some more time with his voter base and you'll bump that figure down a bit
Right?
No shit, that's what we're complaining about...
Our only choice is in the primaries, and that's not much of a choice after the Dem party used "fuck the voters we're a private group and can do what we want" as a legal defense a couple years ago when they were accused of bias in the primary.
It's an illusion of choice. No matter who gets elected, the rich win and everyone else loses.
Like if someone gives you the choice of watching your house burn down from across the street or from inside while it burns.
One choice is obviously better, but that doesn't mean either is a good result.
You're basically right; They're actually smart, but not in a nice way and not that smart. First past the post voting essentially guarantees this dynamic; duopoly a la Good Cop Bad Cop.
They know they can skate by on that, but they're not afraid enough of the fact that the insurrection has not ended, and will only escalate. Their Bad Cop isn't a method actor, but an actual bad cop who already has a drop piece with their name on it.
Fascism has never yet been defeated without an actual fight. This time isn't different.
Oh, they're not stupid; it's easier for them to cover their bets if they limit our choices.
Once again, George Carlin - The big club (NSFW)