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minus-squareknightly the Sneptaur@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down3·3 months agoHis presence gives the Republicans standing to claim (however falsely) that they’re the party of working people. I get the argument, but it seems to me that the RNC took advantage of him much more than the other way around.
minus-squarerecapitated@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·3 months agoThat may be true, but he also got a different kind of message out to a large variety of viewers that was different from the rest of the convention.
minus-squareknightly the Sneptaur@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoAgain, I get the argument. I just hope he thinks it was worth his career, because the union is going to replace him at their next election.
His presence gives the Republicans standing to claim (however falsely) that they’re the party of working people.
I get the argument, but it seems to me that the RNC took advantage of him much more than the other way around.
That may be true, but he also got a different kind of message out to a large variety of viewers that was different from the rest of the convention.
Again, I get the argument.
I just hope he thinks it was worth his career, because the union is going to replace him at their next election.
Acceptable losses IMO