• whatisallthis@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    It’s honestly like someone comes up to you and tells you that you have to win class president for the local kindergarten.

    You’d love to talk about stuff like human rights or healthcare but you know that if you want to win the election you need to promise them longer naps and candy every Monday.

  • anon6789@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Don’t bury the lede! One outright called it a hoax.

    “I’m the only candidate on stage who isn’t bought and paid for, so I can say this,” Ramaswamy said, though he caught some shade. “Climate change is a hoax … The reality is more people are dying of bad climate change policies than they are of actual climate change.”

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    1 year ago

    To be fair, Desantis immediately interrupted and said they weren’t going to raise their hands “like children”. No candidate would raise their hand after a comment like that. All their specific answers were certainly not climate friendly, but they are at least a little bit more nuanced than the title implies