I think a lot of people stopped listening to the rad libs like Maddow and became disaffected from the Democrats since then. those folks are (at least around me) engaging in more radical acts of resistance than the marching-and-shouting that dominated the public actions of that time. so while buttegieg probably hasn’t shifted much, and might think he’s still talking to those same people, many of them are no longer listening.

I think his audience has shifted

2018 was a different time

Abolishing Israel would cause the largest genocide in human history

you can’t prove this

so you know people did vote for gore

al gore won his election

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and are actively trying to persuade people not to be vegans.

never. i don’t care if you are vegan. i only care if you spread spurious arguments to promote it.