I'd argue what he said wasn't complete strawman. First I'd like to start with saying my post isnt saying most of the left. Just a small loud minority that can cause a lot of noise like Breanna Joy, Kyle Kelinski, TTY, and their loyal followers. So to be clear my post is absolutely not about the overwhelming majority of the left. Just the loud minority who love to agree with Republicans for their own reasons.
A portion of the left absolutely does love shooting themselves in the foot.
Just like 2016, a portion sang in chorus with Republicans.
They take waaaay too much merit in their political polls which have not been reliable in the past decade. So much that they seem to confuse political polls with US government, politics, and foreign relations.
They seem to not grasp political polls do not decide who wins the election, the actual elections decide who wins the elections. Yet they will comically keep pointing at a political poll why their pick shouldn't lose or could have won with some even going the Trump route of claiming elections were in some way rigged against their pick. Oh but don't question them about turnout for their picks they are convinced is the most popular.
They act baffled and confused why "centrist" say "something both sides" but in the same breath regurgitate rhetoric Republicans say (regardless if the reasons are different)... so no shit swing/center voters pick up. A portion of the left even regurgitate, "same thing both sides."
A portion of the left is highly idealistic on how shit can get done. For example those who still demand Biden cancel student debt. Which again, many will point at a poll as if that matters on it realistically happening. It has to pass Congress, not a beloved poll they like.
A portion of the left as a continuation of the last one, refuse to acknowledge any steps in the right direction. Again student debts. Biden doesn't have the magic authority they were so convinced he had, but has still forgiven a lot of students debt despite being blocked by the courts to forgive their specific debt. But again, "it's not enough" so it's, "nothing." These types of people would rather take 3 steps backwards than 1 step forward. Because again, "unless it's 3 steps forward, it's not enough."
Again on the idealism, they severely don't understand the 2 party system isn't going away, and elections have consequences regardless if the better option of the 2 doesn't check every box you want.
It's a strawman, not because some on the left aren't worthy of criticism but because it literally has nothing to do with any argument I've made in this topic. It's the definition of a strawman because it substituted the arguments I've made with arguments he'd prefer to have.
I wish you'd redirect the energy you used to dunk on a small faction of the left in this post and used it to urge Biden to do popular things and to refrain from doing unpopular things or to say how Biden will benefit everyone in 2026.
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