'Where do I begin?': US Sen. Todd Young rejects Trump for 2024 presidential bid

ilinamorato, 3 months ago

I have very little respect for Young, but his turning on Trump very slightly improves it.

MSgtRedFox, 3 months ago

Yeah, I did one of those congressmen contact emails and conveyed support for diverging from the party.

themeatbridge, 4 months ago

And yet he bent the knee and voted against the border deal that was going to keep Trump from campaigning on a border crisis.

MSgtRedFox, 4 months ago

Where did you see that? I thought he was standing out as few republicans who were supporting a compromised border / immigration bill?

themeatbridge, 4 months ago

Check the voting record. He voted against it.

MSgtRedFox, 4 months ago

Which one? Border Act of 24 was shutdown due to republican shenanigans.

FlyingSquid, 4 months ago

Holy fuck, one of my state’s politicians is doing the bare minimum!

MSgtRedFox, 4 months ago

I’m trying to compare Young and Braun on some of the current topics

Braun’s account made a stupid social media post regarding border security/immigration recently.

I’m trying to figure out why he and party liners reject it so hard.

I appreciate that young broke away from herd on something.

www.indystar.com/story/opinion/…/72406947007/

FlyingSquid, 4 months ago

I don’t know how those two both got elected in Indiana when they’re so different despite both being Republicans. I guess Hoosiers will vote for anyone with an R next to their name. But I’m betting Braun will be our next governor, sadly. On the other hand, Trump endorsed him and we know his track record. Still…

MSgtRedFox, 4 months ago

Plus, we had one D prior.

MSgtRedFox, 4 months ago

I guess in lieu of multiple parties, or no parties, I’ll take ones that differ from at least all extremes.

MSgtRedFox, 4 months ago

Well, they only got elected by 50.7 and 52.x percent.

MSgtRedFox, 4 months ago

This is who I was previously talking about. I didn’t realize you were local.

FlyingSquid, 4 months ago

Terre Haute, sadly.

MSgtRedFox, 4 months ago

Ah, I’m sorry. 😉

0110010001100010, 4 months ago

Could be worse, you could be from Ohio like me.

FlyingSquid, 4 months ago

It really couldn’t be. Have you been to Terre Haute? It makes Youngstown look nice.

0110010001100010, 4 months ago

I’ve passed by on I-70 during various road-trips but never stopped. If it makes Youngstown look nice though must be one hell of a shithole.

FlyingSquid, 4 months ago

There is a reason to stop if you are of a certain political persuasion- Eugene V. Debs, who ran on the Socialist ticket in 1920 from prison and got a significant percentage of the vote (only 3%, but for a socialist in the U.S., in prison no less, that’s amazing), was from Terre Haute and there is a museum there in his former house. Bernie Sanders took a sideline from his campaign in 2016 to make a private stop to see the museum.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/f67642d6-0814-422d-8b5c-fabdceeb4da9.png

0110010001100010, 4 months ago

Huh, I’m going to make a point to stop next time if I can and check it out. Cheers!

dream_weasel, 4 months ago

How bad can it be? You have… um… the ghosts of all those death row guys and stuff.

Yeah I see.

JaymesRS, 4 months ago

👋🏼 Previously (1991-2002) West Lafayette here.

Moved back to my prior, more lefty Minnesota where family is, but miss some aspects of Indiana.

FlyingSquid, 4 months ago

I’ve only been in that area a handful of times. I went to Wolf Park and we’ve been to Feast of the Hunter’s Moon a couple of times. That was great.

dream_weasel, 4 months ago

There’s better stuff around here, but those are kinda iconic.

FlyingSquid, 4 months ago

Feast was a great time. Both times. And I can’t think of how else I’d get a good rabbit stew in Indiana.

Wiz, 4 months ago

Hey, I’m one of the Freemasons that works the rabbit stew booth at the Feast every year!

JaymesRS, 4 months ago

I was one of the scouts that did garbage cleanup for most of my time there. I miss the feast. I just found out about a local rendezvous, and so I’m excited for that in Minnesota this fall.

FlyingSquid, 4 months ago

Awesome! I probably saw you!