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applegrove

(133,353 posts) Wed Jun 3, 2026, 08:05 PM Wednesday

Haven't we had enough of reality tv people as politicians? [View all]

Spencer Pratt is currently 2nd of 14 in the running to become mayor of L.A. Now one of the Jersey Shore kids is thinking of running for governor. And what have we learned from electing reality TV hosts? Nothing.
— Kim (@kmbrly.bsky.social) 2026-06-03T05:05:44.582Z

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Haven't we had enough of reality tv people as politicians? [View all] applegrove Wednesday OP

Judge the person by their policy positions NoRethugFriends Wednesday #1

I'd kind of like to see some experience maybe? Talk is pretty cheap. stopdiggin Wednesday #2

Your comparisons seem ridiculous to me. NoRethugFriends Wednesday #4

not comparison, so much as illustrations of the fallacy inherent in assuming that stopdiggin Wednesday #5

I certainly do agree that being a public personality shouldn't make someone more electable NoRethugFriends Wednesday #6

Ironically, these reality TV people bring a lot of non-reality to the political game. Intractable Wednesday #3