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Once upon a time a weird yell "disqualified" you from running for president...
What a quaint time.
If you're a Democrat, literally anything or nothing at all can disqualify you.
Would it though?
A woman at an Adlai Stevenson rally said, "Governor, every thinking person will be voting for you."
Stevenson replied, "Madam, that's not enough. I need a majority."
Eisenhower beat him in the election. Because Eisenhower might have been smart, but people voted for him because he was famous.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_scream
According to their own campaign they say they'd probably have lost anyway due to disorganization, but the media still really let him have it over a dumb yell lol
I can still hear it in my head. What a simpler time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwkNnMrsx7Q This is bad, but Rapist vs Genocide Joe is okay. The media is run by rich people who are against us.