That’s why you gotta primary out the ones that don’t actually do their job. Like if it’s too late to primary one out then yeah vote for the dem over the overt fascist but that’s a last resort. If you have the time, check and see if any actually good candidates are running in the primaries and see if you can volunteer and help them out with their campaign. Obviously not everyone has the time or ability, but every little bit helps if you can
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Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks agoI thought the dems could save us in 2016. I then believed they would save us in 2020. The last chance I gave them was 2024.
Ill vote in their direction only in the hopes they can hit the brakes but overall, they prove again and again they enable this shit and take no interest in stopping it.
FearMeAndDecay@literature.cafe 3 weeks ago
Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Primary them all. They’re all wet sacks.
BadmanDan@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You guys are so delusional. You could replace every sitting Dem in congress right now with your hand picked candidates, and literally NOTHING would be different. How many times does this need to be said, YOU NEED 60 VOTES IN THE SENATE! Without 60 votes, you’re not getting transformative change. You can thank your red state voters for that.
Netux@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You need 51 votes. The 60 is a self made rule they can change, just like the filibuster.
Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
=/ I get that.
The problem is diagnose is the democrats dont care to go after 60 seats. They are all too happy fighting over a plurality and maintaining the status quo. Its not inspired and will only ever edge you out wins as you fight over the same demographics that all hate you.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I have been voting against Republicans for nearly 30 years and still have yet to see Dems hit the brakes. They do let off the gas some of the time, and since they are the only ones who have a chance of winning they get the vote by default.
If voting wasn’t so quick and easy where I live it would be difficult to convince myself to put in the effort. It should be this easy everywhere.