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0 pointsrdtsc9y ago0 comments

Wondering, who do you think he should have brought on board that you'd think -- "Oh that's a good choice, good for him"?

I would guess nobody? If he brought Gingrich it would have been "He's bringing the old crusty white guy from the establishment, he's been lying all this time he is just like them". If he brought in a woman, people would have just said "he is using her as a token"?

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tptacek9y ago

If you'd read the whole comment, you'd see that I provided an example in the comment itself.

rdtscOP9y ago

Oh sorry, you're right. I was an idiot and mixed up Gates and Gingrich.

The gist of what I was trying to say and messed up badly was that no matter who he would pick, they'd be criticism. If he picked Gates, people would have said he was an insider. If he picked an outsider, then it looks risky and it will just be more incompetence. If a minority, then he is just pandering...

tptacek9y ago

I speak for myself, not people in general.

(Sorry, I don't mean to sound this terse).

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0 pointsrdtsc9y ago0 comments

Wondering, who do you think he should have brought on board that you'd think -- "Oh that's a good choice, good for him"?

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tptacek9y ago

If you'd read the whole comment, you'd see that I provided an example in the comment itself.

rdtscOP9y ago

Oh sorry, you're right. I was an idiot and mixed up Gates and Gingrich.

tptacek9y ago

I speak for myself, not people in general.

(Sorry, I don't mean to sound this terse).

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