No other liberal news outlets are covering this.

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      In a general election, where the other possible office-winner is a literal fascist, yes.

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      That’s a stupid oversimplification to make it look like both sides are the same.
      So I’ll call that an attempt of a false equivalence to discourage the opposition.

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        I have always seen it as a “Perfection is the enemy of progress.” phrase.

        I.E. Yes, that blue candidate is funded by target, but the red candidate will do so much worse things to the people.

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          I read it as sarcastic, that these are the same guys that say “blue no matter who” when it’s their guy, but the second it isn’t, suddenly they actively undermine the primary winners of"their" party.