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minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoHave you been voting in all of your local elections and primarys? If not, then you haven’t done anything at all to get a better candidate against anyone.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoI’ve been voting in local and state elections for the last 24 years. When will that produce a better candidate?
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoI can’t wait until I’m like 90 and I actually get to vote for someone I like.
minus-squarehark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months agoThat soon? You’re being too optimistic.
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoThe inherent problem at the core of it all is you’ll only have the option to vote for people that want to be in politics.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoAnd that you only have the option (realistically) to vote for people that other voters want to be in politics. As a conversation with other voters will quickly show, is a depressing concept.
Have you been voting in all of your local elections and primarys?
If not, then you haven’t done anything at all to get a better candidate against anyone.
I’ve been voting in local and state elections for the last 24 years. When will that produce a better candidate?
Not during this election.
I can’t wait until I’m like 90 and I actually get to vote for someone I like.
That soon? You’re being too optimistic.
The inherent problem at the core of it all is you’ll only have the option to vote for people that want to be in politics.
And that you only have the option (realistically) to vote for people that other voters want to be in politics. As a conversation with other voters will quickly show, is a depressing concept.