Post #4817954 · Elektrine

2026-09-15 16:05 UTC

Isn’t it possible to ask some Dems to do better and maybe get rid of the geriatrics? It’s hard to include all that when pointing out to someone why “vote blue no matter who” or “vote left straight down the ballot” are not the best choices. After all… We have “vote blue no matter who” and “vote left straight down the ballot” a few times resulting in Dems controlling the exec and leg branches which didn’t turn out so hot for a vast majority of folks.

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@AmyAye@nord.pub 2026-09-15 20:15

The purpose of Vote Blue No Matter Who is just that. Dems suck, don’t get me wrong, but there is no path to anything good through the GOP, and 3rd parties are essentially a waste. The general idea is basically, push the Dems to a super majority for a few cycles so the GOP dies off, then split the Dems into a new Conservative (current Dems) and proper Progressive (Probably Dem Socs) parties.

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@edible_funk@lemmy.world 2026-09-15 19:09

That’s why you vote in the democratic primaries, to do that thing you just said. Then you prevent republicans from getting power in the general. It’s not hard, but leftists would have to actually vote instead of just bitching online. You wonder why democrats don’t cater to leftists? Leftists don’t fuckin vote. In twenty years Dems have only held a supermajority for like two months and they passed the ACA. Fuck outta here with your bullshit.

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