• kescusay@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I am cautiously optimistic about this.

    First, the reasons not to be:

    • The Kennedy name might conceivably attract some confused Democratic votes.
    • His spoiler candidacy will obviously be targeted at Biden supporters and intended to siphon them away.

    But I’m still cautiously optimistic because:

    • We already have a well-known guy with the last name “Kennedy” in the Senate: This absolute tool, a Louisiana Republican and all-around douchebag that Democrats universally despise. So name recognition effects may be blunted a bit.
    • RFK’s poll numbers in the Democratic primary as a hypothetical alternative to Biden have stayed consistently 45-50 points below Biden. Most Democrats aren’t going to jump ship to a hopeless independent candidacy and cede the race to Trump.
    • RFK is immensely popular… with deranged wingnuts who still believe the COVID vaccines have microchips in them and are the sign of the Beast. These people weren’t gonna vote Biden in the first place, and there might be enough of them in the Republican party for RFK’s candidacy to be a Trump spoiler instead.

    I’m going to be paying really close attention to see which side he siphons from more, but like I said… I’m cautiously optimistic RFK will have a more damaging effect on Trump than on Biden.

    If Trump goes after him hard, I’ll take that as confirmation that Trump is worried about that.

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      1 year ago

      Can we convince the Q people that he’s the other dead Kennedy they are waiting for in disguise?

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        1 year ago

        That’s it! JFK is secretly immortal! He faked his own death and assumed the identity of his son! The real RFK is off investigating pizzeria basements to rescue children on behalf of his father!

        Rejoice, Q! Your savior has actually already emerged! Vote RFK to support the true Trump, not the holographic impostor he’s been replaced with, and the Great Awakening will arrive with the Storm and… fuck, I can’t keep this up.

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          1 year ago

          I got you.

          The Great Awakening is upon us. The lizard-people will be exposed. All our enemies will be rounded up and sent to gitmo. All the people who laughed at you for believing “ridiculous” things will realize that you are super smart and apologize. We will be vindicated.

          Oh, wait. Not rejoice Q. Rejoice Anons! RFK Jr is actually JFK, but better. He will become president and Trump will become God-Emperor of the world. Those Iraqi Dinars that you invested in will finally make you super rich! No more babies will ever be eaten by democrats and the cabal shall be no more.

          Ok, I’m tapping out.