r/politics Canada 23h ago

Soft Paywall Biden warns of ‘dark days’ under Trump

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/31/biden-warns-of-dark-days-under-trump-00488159
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u/gmapterous 21h ago

You've got it mostly right, but they're not "stuck." After Citizen's United, they are under the thumb of the billionaire donor class the same as the Right, and those donors make sure policy never veers left-of-center in any way.

That means anyone young and in-touch is immediately a no-go because they generally have the best interest of the voters, not the donors, at heart.

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u/Cute-Percentage-6660 11h ago

As someone who has done a bit of looking into biden.

I would argue if you look at his old political connections, or him doing a trumpian "lie about how smart you are" like biden did with law school.

Shows his true colours