• snooggums@midwest.social
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    2 days ago

    That assumes I like any of the choices or that I think a party that regularly ignores their voters would positively change based on my vote.

    I just use them to oppose fascists.

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      that assumes I like any of the choices

      No it assumes you actually take the time to vet them or potentially volunteer/work for a campaign to get them on the ballot. Be the change you want to see and all that. Jeering from the sidelines won’t get you anywhere.

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        2 days ago

        So I should vet the single Democrat on the primary ballot for anything other than US president in a state that hasn’t given an electoral college vote to a Democrat since the 1964 election?

        That seems worth my time since I’m going to vote for them anyway!

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          2 days ago

          There are more elections than just the one for president every four years. If that is the only time you become politically engaged then there is a much larger discussion to be had tbh

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            So I should vet the single Democrat on the primary ballot for anything other than US president

            This is true for EVERY ELECTION. Unless I personally run for office this will continue to be true, and I am too honest to be in politics.