I hate this so much
It benefits the security state for a Dem to take the helm and lull the masses back to sleep with sweet words while continuing 99% of Trump’s policies
Nah I’m sticking third party. Not like the Dems care about my state anyway or that anyone worth a damn would run in the primaries here.
Oh boy, the Republican consultants here to depress Dem turnout with primary purity tests and doomscrolling have arrived in the comments
Its like clockwork
Purity testing is a good thing, it keeps shit out of our milk and corrupt assholes out of our elected offices
I’mma vote for the lesser of two evils. What I won’t do is fist bump a republican liteᵗᵐ like they didn’t torpedo every fucking progressive they could. I remember south carolina, biden was dead in the water and suddenly “centrists consolidated” and he was a fucking front runner.
Lol good luck with that
This makes me want to throw up
Unless the candidate is a progressive, then the establishment Dems won’t endorse them (unless the progressive wins, then suddenly they totally supported the progressive all along)
(no, I’m not saying don’t vote, just frustrated by the fucking hypocrisy)
*cough*
Mamdani
*cough*
Platner
*coughcough*
Don’t just vote Democrat, vote in the primaries.
Yup, drag the fuckin party left.
Ya that’s a problem I have in my neck of the words. Everyone complains about who is on the General Election ticket and they just shrug their shoulders about voting in the Primary.
“You mean I have to vote, and then vote again? Ugh, I wasnt even planning to show up to the actual vote. Meh…it’ll all work out fine.”
If voting day was a holiday it would less of a problem
I have worked for companies that would rather pay out unemployment due to wrongful termination than give time off for voting.
Or it won’t and I’ll complain online which is even better than voting, right?
Exactly. This times a million. We don’t vote in primaries and then get all surprised that the Democratic candidates resemble the folks who voted in the primaries.
Imo if you don’t vote in the primaries, you’ve forfeited your right to bitch about the candidates on the general ticket
That would be a nice idea, but what do you do when incumbents run unopposed in the primary
I figured that bit was obvious, I was speaking more towards the Dem leadership’s hypocrisy. Again, absolutely not saying “don’t vote both sides reeeeee”
I was complementing, not contradicting 🙂. I agree.
Yeah didn’t the Democratic Party take credit for some shit Mamdani got done? Seemed pretty shitty since they tried to stop him from getting elected.
Make sure you’re pressuring the establishment Democrats in your jurisdiction and the people making campaign contributions.
“Would you like to be stabbed or punched in the face? If you don’t pick one we’ll go for the stabbing.”
I hate it, but please vote.
Siri define ‘the ratchet effect’
Downvoted for being right
Watch out guy,s, new wave of astroturfing incoming!!!
Yep. Powered by AI.
Ugh
The establishment does not like your comment.
Yay.
Election season.
People telling me to vote blue no matter who like I haven’t been doing that since I was 18.
And I’m fucking old.
Not to mention the arguments. People just mad everywhere.
I love politics and don’t hate this stupid game I’m forced to play and always lose.
What a stupid world.
Get infinite Fetterman’s with this one weird trick.
Believing in politicians is a fool’s errand.
Elect people who are scared of you.
The virgin Hillary establishment democrat neolib atheist cishet ally versus the chad vape and xanax addicted poly amorous anarcho-socialist non binary zoomer
Implying the zoomer isn’t also atheist?
I’m pretty jaded and cynical about the whole thing at this point, but I also don’t have a better idea. Idk, just do whatever you think is right.
Vote “Someone turns off the simulation” 2028
