Jesus H. christ on a fucking crutch.
You have got to be shitting me here Democrats?
Running a failed candidate again seems like a fucking winning strategy?
For Fucks Sake! The complete ineptitude and malice of this POS party.
Who’s up for losing again!!? Lets do this!
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For the love of all things holy.
Vote. In. The. Primary.
Then accept the reality that for over 99% of state and federal offices either the Democratic or the Republican nominee will win in the general election and vote accordingly. Not voting only maintains the status quo and the only message it sends to “strategists” and candidates is that they don’t have to care about your priorities.
I’ve. Done. Been. Voting. In. Primaries.
It. Don’t. Work. When. The. Country. Is. Fundametally. Conservative.
Naturally, if you’re already voting consistently in the primaries, then you are not in the target audience for my comment… More people voting for a different candidate resulting in the other candidate winning isn’t really an example of the process not working. Keep fighting for a ballot initiative for ranked choice or approval voting, but don’t stop voting in primaries and elections just because the result isn’t what you wanted. Your presence in the process is a matter of public record and it tells every campaign that if they don’t attempt to win your vote then you’re a potential vote for someone else.
Okay then why does it feel like I’m ignored and voting is useless?
Because turnout in the primaries sucks, especially among the demographics more likely to vote for a progressive than a centrist or neolib. Because the donor class and the people in power want you to feel like voting is useless. The fewer people there are coming out to vote, the less resources they need to spend to win an election, and the less they need to do in office to hold onto it. Keep on voting, and nag everyone you know to keep voting.
This would imply I know anyone whose vote wouldn’t probably be against my goals.
I’m in a gerrymandered district in a very low-turnout state. So I have at times had to vote in the Republican primary to try and keep the ultra-crazy off the general election ballot. Sucks but it’s better than silencing my own voice by not voting. Even turning in a ballot without a selection is better than fully not voting, because it proves you’re engaged in the process. When they know you’re engaged, they know there’s a chance at getting your vote.
They know I vote every time, and I vote blue no matter who.
Why should they care what I think if I’m not willing to not vote for them?
They need to run a real primary without their thumb in the scale for the first time since 2008…
I don’t disagree. But I also don’t expect them to stop as long they have the platform to. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to give in to the status quo by sitting on the sidelines or voting third party in a district/state with first-past-the-post.
Super delegates solely determine the democratic primary.
Superdelegates don’t even get a vote unless the pledged delegates can’t select a nominee in the first round of voting.
That was recent change based on how they were used to declare Clinton bring the victor before voting even started. So Bernie started 400+ votes behind if you listened to the way the media was reporting it
Yes, indeed it went into affect in 2018. But that means it’s one less thing to overcome in 2026 and 2028.
It’s almost like not doing anything, accomplishes absolutely nothing for your cause. Who knew?
Shocking if true.
Dems need to wake the fuck up
Nope
No. Kiss of death.
You realize our only other choice will be Gavin, right?
If it’s anything like the last few primaries, the majority of us won’t have a choice at all, it will have been made before we even have a chance to vote.
Biden was picked in 2020 after the 3rd primary.
Our choice will be whoever the fuck we want to vote for in the primaries out of the people who chose to run.
Well, duh, but they will do everything they can to stack the deck. AOC isn’t running for this, in exchange for keeping out they will let her run for Chuck’s Senate seat.
Aside from the Chosen Candidate, everyone else who is running is just running for the name recognition, the ability to live large for a while on campaign cash, and then back out and support the Chosen Candidate when asked to.
Maybe it’s time for the DNC to get their own version of Trump. Pick one of the “not here to win, just here for the optics” candidates and dog pile them into the general election. Remember Trump wasn’t actually a serious candidate during his primary, he was just there to gain leverage for his TV show contract negotiation. Would do a lot of good to show the DNC it’s the voters who get to decide not them.
I’m open to installing Luigi Mangione as president. The Adjuster, and the Great Unifier knows how to reach both sides of the aisle.
He’s 27 right now. We cant run him till the 2032 cycle.
A fair point.
They will try to run all of Harris, Pritzger, Slotkin, Blinken and Shapiro. Every diehard zionist will be run.
