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100% this. Two things can be true. The candidates that democrats put up will always be flawed and against us in many ways. Yet people who consistently rail against the best viable option we have. Can still be tools of their enemies.
My big hope is that after all the unprecedentedness of the last presidential cycle. Everything will be much more normal. And people will behave more rationally. But I still want to part on one point. It isn't a conscious, concerted effort on an individuals part. To be an asset or tool of their enemy. Russian etc election interference and misinformation is absolutely documented. They aren't targeting just right wing conservatives.
AND you have Israeli interests targeting progressives.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/13/progressives-aipac-elections-threat-00173709
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/20/pro-israel-groups-gaza-us-elections
https://abcnews.go.com/538/pro-israel-groups-spent-big-oust-squad-members/story?id=113675889
Most definitely, unquestionably. Everyone is doing it to everyone else realistically and it needs to stop. But it won't. So we need to be aware to avoid being manipulated as much as possible.