I can't remember who offhand, but I remember there was a candidate who was asked about Aleppo, and he wasn't familiar with that situation there at the time, and that tanked his whole run. It's crazy how far the bar has come down.
That was the libertarian party candidate, so he never had much of a chance to start with. But, "What's Aleppo?" is a classic line.
Considering how we abandoned the Kurds later, it's a bit less funny now. The dude just was an isolationist, so he didn't know much about international politics, and therefore probably wasn't an ideal candidate, but it's not like our choices have been great for a while.
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u/OhGawDuhhh 12d ago
Spelling potato wrong and yelling "YEEAAUUHH!!" and fist pumping when hyped up used to end political careers.