Sure, but that’s super naive. Holding out against a dem in this election reaffirms the recent defeats or progressives in their primaries. That means the entire US Overton window shifts back further right for a decade
It’s not that people expect the dems to suddenly change things, it’s that the republicans would make things much worse, and any action that stands a chance at actually changing things is more likely to work if you don’t have fascists in charge. It’s doing the same thing over and over in the same way that treading water to not drown is doing the same thing over and over; It doesn’t solve your predicament, but it’s also not something you can afford to stop
I keep breathing yet the world hasn’t changed. I guess I should stop breathing. That’s some fantastic logic.
What exactly are you planning to do differently? Voting third party has an even worse track record at changing things. The same is true for sitting out the vote. Electing Democrats has been the only strategy that has achieved anything at all. So, what’s your brand new plan to save democracy?
if there are “uncommitted” voters then we also have “uncommitted” politicians as well
the unenthusiastic voters are looking for an enthusiastic candidate that wants change as much as they do
Sure, but that’s super naive. Holding out against a dem in this election reaffirms the recent defeats or progressives in their primaries. That means the entire US Overton window shifts back further right for a decade
What if I’m unable or unwilling to see anything past the end of my own nose?
Well, you keep doing the same thing over and over again expecting things to change. I won’t.
It’s not that people expect the dems to suddenly change things, it’s that the republicans would make things much worse, and any action that stands a chance at actually changing things is more likely to work if you don’t have fascists in charge. It’s doing the same thing over and over in the same way that treading water to not drown is doing the same thing over and over; It doesn’t solve your predicament, but it’s also not something you can afford to stop
I keep breathing yet the world hasn’t changed. I guess I should stop breathing. That’s some fantastic logic.
What exactly are you planning to do differently? Voting third party has an even worse track record at changing things. The same is true for sitting out the vote. Electing Democrats has been the only strategy that has achieved anything at all. So, what’s your brand new plan to save democracy?