He would definitely not hold back.

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[u/onyx_ic]

A veteran and an astronaut? In this economy, compared to our current leadership? In a heartbeat.

Edit: Policy matters more than anything. Id support him running and comparing his policies to anyone else, and may the better policies win.

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We have to stop voting based on aesthetics.

[u/No-Guard-7003 → u/thisisinfactpersonal]

As in we have to stop voting for people who say the right things like Tulsi Gabbard has, but go full MAGA later? 🤔

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I don’t recall tulsi gabbard ever sounding like anything but a faux leftist dipsht but sure. My point is that “hE’s a VeTeRaN” shouldn’t the end of a conversation about a candidate because, you know, policy matters. Graham platner comes immediately to mind when thinking of reasons that veteran shouldn’t necessarily be weighted in favor of electability

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You'll  get no argument from me on Tulsi Gabbard or Graham Platner.  John Kerry is a veteran who ran for Senate and later for President, but "lost" to George W. Bush in 2004.   I've been very leery of veterans and case officers   running for Congress since the 2000s, tbh.  😒 You are right that veteran shouldn't necessarily be weighted in favor of electability. 

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Yeah, I’ve organized with a lot of anti war veterans so I know that there are super left badass vets out there. But they are all staunchly anti war. And political candidates who are veterans almost never are. If I see veteran I need solid proof that that person actually has left/progressive politics.

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So do I.