RFK Jr. accuses Biden and Trump of 'colluding' to exclude him from debates

https://lemmy.world/post/15438314

RFK Jr. accuses Biden and Trump of 'colluding' to exclude him from debates - Lemmy.World

He’s not wrong, the two main parties absolutely do collude to create a duopoly.

He’s also the wrong messenger to deliver the message.

He’s polling at 10% nationally. He should be included.
The rules say it has to be 15%.

It’s an arbitrary percentage they came up with in 2000. It should be lower, and it’s not like they stick closely to their own made up rules.

Lowering the percentage would be another step toward breaking this ridiculous 2 party system.

Lowering the percentage puts us back in 1992, and we saw where that led us: To today, where the 2 party system is as strong as it ever was. Giving RFK airtime does nothing to meaningfully alter the US political landscape, or the fundamental structure of our election rules.
Hard disagree. He has the possibility to siphon off enough trump voters to maybe give Biden a way to win. We also didn’t have two 80 year olds on stage back then. The people deserve debate
He also has the possibility to siphon off enough Biden voters to maybe give Trump a way to win. Neither of them have an incentive to give him airtime, and no offense, but as a society I’m not sure I’d say we “deserve” anything, much less a WWE-style debate where a bunch of old dudes yell at each other.
There is no way he’s pulling anyone away from Biden lol Especially at this point considering Biden’s stance on Israel. AND yes, the society should see what state the “democracy” is in, it’s the only way for people to maybe get the hint that the current system is broken and needs to be fixed.

Edit: if debates don’t have effect on outcomes, why would it even matter then? lol

I’m quite literally not saying it does. You’re the one hyperventilating over his exclusion. I think it’s just white noise, and the parties are free to do whatever the fuck they want, because they’re private organizations.