technocritMar 22

Fetterman hit with brutal 108-point polling swing: ‘He is below the lowest of the low’

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/65802586

Fetterman hit with brutal 108-point polling swing: ‘He is below the lowest of the low’ - Divisions by zero

> The polling showed that Fetterman was at +68 with Democrats in Pennsylvania back in 2023. > > “He was a Democrat liberal darling,” Enten said. > > That is no longer the case. > > “Look at how low he has fallen, down to negative 40 points,” Enten said showing the new data. “He’s down there with the Titanic among Democrats in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Show threadfakeroMar 22
Congressmen (and women) should have a 2 year term limit max. Six years of doing whatever the hell he wants with no regard for his constituents is insane.
Show threadPennomiMar 22
I’m all for term limits, but 2 years is not nearly long enough to be effective in a job.
Show threadphutatorius
We have a lot of examples of state governments that have term limits. There’s no evidence that governance has been improved. The only thing that changes is that more power shifts to the civil servants, and to the party bureacrats who control the revolving door to the next position.
Mar 22 at 5:15pmWeb
Show threaddondelelcaroMar 22

The only thing that changes is that more power shifts to the civil servants,

And most importantly, power shifts to the lobbiests who help advise on how to write the laws to maximally benefit their clients. It’s yet another carve out for billionaires and those who control extensive capital.