Salamendacious@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · edit-29 months ago'People are sick and tired’: the man challenging far-right extremist Lauren Boebertwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1495arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1482arrow-down1external-link'People are sick and tired’: the man challenging far-right extremist Lauren Boebertwww.theguardian.comSalamendacious@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · edit-29 months agomessage-square58fedilinkfile-text
After Boebert’s Beetlejuice embarrassment, Adam Frisch hopes he can wrestle the Colorado congresswoman’s seat from her
minus-squareNudding@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·9 months agoAs an outsider looking in, I wouldn’t bet on it.
minus-squareSalamendacious@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·9 months agoHe only lost by about 500 votes two years ago. I’m hopeful. Even if it’s just because I don’t see any point in being pessimistic and apathetic.
minus-squareNudding@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoSometimes you have to be a realist and plan for the worst. False optimism is a fools drink.
minus-squareSalamendacious@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·9 months agoWell like I said he lost by about 500 votes two years ago. He’s also out raising her right now. Both of these facts lead me to believe he has a chance. Why do you think he doesn’t?
minus-squareNudding@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoI didn’t say I don’t think he has a chance, just that it’s wise to prepare for the worst eventualities.
minus-squareSalamendacious@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·9 months agoHow are you preparing for the worst then?
minus-squareNudding@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoSharpening up my survival skills for when society collapses.
As an outsider looking in, I wouldn’t bet on it.
He only lost by about 500 votes two years ago. I’m hopeful. Even if it’s just because I don’t see any point in being pessimistic and apathetic.
Sometimes you have to be a realist and plan for the worst. False optimism is a fools drink.
Well like I said he lost by about 500 votes two years ago. He’s also out raising her right now. Both of these facts lead me to believe he has a chance. Why do you think he doesn’t?
I didn’t say I don’t think he has a chance, just that it’s wise to prepare for the worst eventualities.
How are you preparing for the worst then?
Sharpening up my survival skills for when society collapses.