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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/45122184

“Oh my God, I want a hot president,” Jennifer Welch of the I’ve Had It podcast said in an interview last week. “Hot democrat alert,” posted Democratic influencer Keith Edwards in response to a video clip of Sam Forstag, a 31-year-old smokejumper running for one of Montana’s two House seats. If you search Jon Ossoff’s name on X or TikTok, you’ll be met with a number of thirsty posts calling the Georgia senator a “total hottie.”

“Jon Ossoff—there was just something about him,” said the content creator Qondi Ntini, who runs what can best be described as an Democratic thirst-trap X account, where she frequently refers to Ossoff as “Senator My Boo.” She’s raised thousands of dollars for Democratic candidates through the account and has been invited to the White House and the DNC as a part of their content-creator programs.

“The way I see thirst and the people that I choose to support, it’s more about their values and what they can do for their constituents. The hotness stems from that, and it makes them hotter. It’s also kind of a rebuke of toxic masculinity,” she added.

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[–] daannii@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

The I've had it women are generally not shallow like that on their videos. They are legit. Surprised about this. It must have been a joke.

[–] Auk@lemmy.world 9 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

People want progressive candidates not hot shills.

[–] Goferking0@ttrpg.network 4 points 5 hours ago

Unfortunately dnc only wants shills so will fight any alternatives harder than the gop

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

This whole article sounds like it's really stretching to stitch together a narrative.

I’ve Had It podcast? Keith Edwards is a Democratic influencer and not a former reality show contestant? Qondi Ntini, an Instagram account with less than a thousand followers?

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 0 points 1 hour ago

And yet, unsurprisingly, other commenters here are lapping it up and using it as yet another reason to hate the Democrats.

Real progressive thought leaders, this lot.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 13 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

This stupidity is what led to Trump. I don't want a fuckable candidate. I want a capable candidate.

[–] DoubleDongle@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

I'm actually seeing a real lesson from the Mamdani campaign here. Not the one I really want to see them learn, but they learned something, at least.

[–] AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Are you admitting you find Trump fuckable? That's... brave.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 0 points 5 hours ago

Ewwwww... You are banned.

[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 35 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

No. Give me a Danny DeVito type campaigning on nationalized healthcare and the end of ICE over a Chis Hemsworth clone spewing the same corporate democon bullshit.

[–] Susaga@sh.itjust.works 16 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

But Danny DeVito is the biggest thirst trap of them all!

Hell yeah, he is!

[–] jwt@programming.dev 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

It's gonna be a very classy affaaaiirrr.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

OOOOORRRRGY

[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Maybe back on Taxi, but it's easy to look like an adonic sex god when you're standing next to Judd Hirsch.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Give me a Danny DeVito type campaigning on nationalized healthcare

That was Bernie Sanders. He ran for the Dem nom for president twice. He lost twice.

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 hours ago

That was the joke though?

[–] negativenull@piefed.world 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Also hinting about wanting non-geriatric candidates?

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 hours ago

That's ageist, the greatest sin of all in the DNC. You CAN'T say that, but you can always call Bill Clinton hot. What? You would rather Obama run again? Sorry, he's too young, unqualified, soft on crime ...

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 19 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Y'all don't think Sanders is the cutest guy?

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

He hasn't done enough cameos as Dany Devito's cousin or whatever. Probably still invisible/"yesteray's news" to these DNC shills even if that were to change.

[–] kbal@fedia.io 10 points 11 hours ago

Don’t laugh.

Oh I'm not laughing. They're really pulling out all the stops to try and lose, and it's appalling.

Is that how they think Trump got elected?

I'm terrible at judging men's attractiveness, but I remember someone who is much better at that looking very closely at his picture to recreate something and going, "holy shit that guy is ugly".