• PoastRotato@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    2 months ago

    I think they were trying to point out the double standard here. As a Democrat, she gets hung out to dry over a tiny infraction, whereas Republicans are openly corrupt and face 0 consequences. They’re saying if she ran as a Republican this incident would never have been a problem because the bar is so low for them.

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      2 months ago

      Democrats are expected to be as pure as the driven snow and Republicans are expected to be awful and disgusting.

      And it’s even worse than that: when the Republicans act in terrible ways, thanks to Murc’s Law, often it is the Democrats who are blamed for not somehow reeling in the Republicans.

      • tomiant@piefed.social
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        edit-2
        2 months ago

        Republicans: *shoot citizen in the leg\*

        Republicans: “THE INCOMPETENT DEMON-RATS HAVE STILL NOT STEMMED THE BLEEDING!”

        • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          2 months ago

          It’s bad enough when the Republicans do it, but they are often joined by a the supposed “liberal” media nearly always, not to mention just about every reactionary centrist you ever have the pleasure to know in your personal life…