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If we can't be bothered to vote in the primaries, wjy would anyone believe us that a progressive candidate would somehow lure millions more to vote?
As I know the comments will be, uhhh, fun, I've turned off reply notifications.
The 2024 Democratic primaries, OP?
How about the 2026 primaries right now?
Yes, not great that the presidential primaries were effectively skipped, but people need to participate in a broad set of elections instead of just being fixated on the presidential race.
Your smaller races are the best shot to shape everything. If folks only bother to show up when a president is up, can't be shocked that the establishment isn't in touch with you.
One does not simply walk into a DNC lair to vote and expect a warm welcome with open arms. Everyone knows that the DNC is corrupt. Progressives need to organise grassroots first, lobby and then work their into the political machinery. This is how the civil rights activists in the 1960s did and modern progressives should learn from them; kinda like how the fascists also learned.
I'm like 100 sure that major news outlets specifically limit how much they talk about it, hoping people forget to vote.
I vote in the primaries, but for the independent ballot. None on the Dem ballot represent me by sticking too close to the centrist/center-right stances the party has. I can always find several people that speak for me on the independent ballot.
If they put up Gavin Newsom I'm staying home. Additionally I will encourage anyone I know to do the same. I haven't stayed home for a primary since I've been able the vote.
I refuse to vote for another centrist Democrat and I'm tired of acting like the only option is to choose the lesser of two evils.
What (presidential) primaries? I haven't had a presidential primary with more than one option since Obama 1, and I was slightly too young to vote. So maybe actually have fucking primaries?
EDIT: yes I vote in all the other primaries I can.
Yeah, definitely no context to go into with primaries. But I'm glad you're picking the important fights at times like this.