"If Graham’s stepping away, I am very, very interested and think I’m the best person to replace him," said Jackson, the former Maine Senate president.
  • yonderbarn@lazysoci.alOP
    121·
    8 days ago

    He appears to have changed and earned Bernie’s endorsement when he was running for governor

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      514·
      8 days ago

      Millionaires love him at least…

      Including a former managing director at Blackrock:

      https://patrioticmillionaires.org/people/troy-jackson/

      But Bernie has wide appeal, and has known this guy since he was a DNC superdelegate in 2016 and was one of the few who voted Bernie over Hillary.

      Endorsing him for Governor makes sense, and he might have already endorsed him for taking Platners spot if Platner drops.

      But Jackson is 58, he’s at that age where people naturally fall back to their old ways of thinking. Senate terms are 6 years long, he’ll be more conservative than today six years from now, that’s just how the brain works.

      Bernie is only still leftwing at his age, because he’s always been leftwing. Jackson and others that became more liberal in their 30s/40s, reverse in their 60s. Because they start to lose the critical thinking that made them leftwing later in life.

      • iluvlamp37@lemmy.zip
        172·
        8 days ago

        He’s been a Democrat for over 20 years and endorsed Bernie each presidential campaign he ran and was actually endorsed by the DSA, unlike Platner. These are not ‘new’ beliefs. So odd we get these ‘people can’t change’ opinions about politicians while leftists (assuming you’re one too) also believe in prison abolition/reform. You can’t have both.

        You also just don’t seem to know what Patriotic Millionaires is

        • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
          212·
          8 days ago

          He’s been a Democrat for over 20 years

          …

          But Jackson is 58, he’s at that age where people naturally fall back to their old ways of thinking. Senate terms are 6 years long, he’ll be more conservative than today six years from now, that’s just how the brain works.

          Bernie is only still leftwing at his age, because he’s always been leftwing. Jackson and others that became more liberal in their 30s/40s, reverse in their 60s. Because they start to lose the critical thinking that made them leftwing later in life.

          • velma@sh.itjust.works
            82·
            8 days ago

            Are you really arguing it’s better to elect a rapist over another Dem candidate because he’s 58 years old?

            Really?

          • iluvlamp37@lemmy.zip
            83·
            8 days ago

            He’s 58 dude. Guess we can’t elect anyone progressive over the age of 50 out of fear they might turn conservative. Chris Van Hollen’s gonna turn into Reagan reincarnated any minute now

            • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
              18·
              8 days ago

              You’re acting like this is opinions and not science bro…

              There is some evidence that the magnitude of age-related decline accelerates at older ages. To illustrate, a sample of about 800 adults between 61 and 96 years of age in my laboratory had cross-sectional slopes of about -.04 to -.05 SD units per year compared to the slopes of -.02 to -.03 SD units per year for adults under age 60. In absolute units, the decline in speed variables was about twice as great in this age range compared to adults under age 60, and the decline in the memory variables was nearly 4 times greater. What is not yet known is whether these quantitatively different age trends reflect changes in the same set of influences, or the operation of qualitatively different types of influences. However, what does appear clear is that several different types of results converge on the conclusion that age-related cognitive decline begins relatively early in adulthood, and certainly before age 60 in healthy educated adults.

              https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2683339/

              He’s gonna start losing his mental abilities, which means he starts acting like he’s 20 again.

              It’s 100% normal.

              The problem is he was an anti-immigrant republican back then. He’s going to continually get more and more conservative, why are we signing him up to get handed a six year senatorship?

              Why does this have to be a rush decision?

              You’re aware he can step down just as easily after the election, right?

              • iluvlamp37@lemmy.zip
                41·
                8 days ago

                I am aware of how aging works, yes. I’m also aware that you are not guaranteed to turn into a conservative once you’re past 60 and not everyone’s cognitive decline happens exactly the same at the exact same ages

                • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  12·
                  8 days ago

                  you are not guaranteed to turn into a conservative once you’re past 60

                  No one said that…

                  I said people start to act like they’re 20 again, which is backed up by decades of research and the entire fucking MAGA movement itself man…

                  Im sorry buddy, I gotta hang my hat up here, best if luck

              • velma@sh.itjust.works
                32·
                8 days ago

                The problem is he was an anti-immigrant republican back then

                And Platner went on several tours in Afghanistan including as a voluntary contractor.

      • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        2·
        8 days ago

        Bernie likes loyalty and has a blind spot for people who support him, so I don’t view reciprocal endorsements from him very highly. He also brought Tulsi Gabbard in and she was rotten way before turning to Trump.

        Platner himself endorsed Jackson though, so hopefully they’re more aligned in outlooks.

        I really don’t know how someone goes from being the most insider of insider politicians to an outsider populist without it being an opportunistic move though.

        I think the really important thing is that if he drops out, Platner decides his replacement. Anything designed by establishment insiders is going to reek of an establishment coup. Even running a new primary is questionable because it takes time for an outsider to establish themselves as a viable option. People reliably just rank names they know when asked out of cycle who should be the next whatever.