• Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    By voting in primaries

    You mean like I’ve been doing for 24 years with no measurable effect? And get told that the person I support in the primary isn’t electable so I’m letting the Republicans win?

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      7 months ago

      The thing about voting is that other people get to do it too. Your candidates didn’t get the most votes. Do you think they should have won anyway, because you liked them the most?

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      7 months ago

      By voting in primaries

      Guess you don’t follow politics much. The teabaggers followed that formula and eventually took control of the GOP in form of MAGA. It takes time and commitment otherwise you just get what others create. This isn’t an instant gratification thing. Voting a couple of times isn’t going to cut it.

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        7 months ago

        MAGA’s takeover required cooperation from the more moderate Republicans. If moderate Republicans refused to vote for Trump in the general he never would have won.

        Meanwhile liberal and moderate Democrats are celebrating the police raids on the protestors. But you think if we manage to get a decent candidate through the primaries they’ll show up to vote?

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          7 months ago

          The Democratic party today is significantly more progressive than it was 24 years ago, so I’m going to give you kudos

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      7 months ago

      No measurable effect? You sure there’s not one single decent person in either the Senate or the House? Or if there are, then how did they get there…?