Comment on If I live in a red state, would it be better to vote for rfk to take votes away from trump?
JackiesFridge@lemmy.world 5 months agoVoting for other candidates only shifts the needle if they win. If they can’t possibly win, nothing is accomplished by voting for them.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Incorrect. Bernie shifted the needle and didn’t win.
On Thursday he rolled out two new policy proposals:
"Senator Sanders and his supporters can take pride in their work in laying the groundwork for these ideas,
npr.org/…/joe-biden-won-the-primary-now-hes-tryin…
JackiesFridge@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Didn’t win? Dude’s a congressman. He’s in.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Bernie didn’t win the presidency but still got some of his policies adopted by the president.
JackiesFridge@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I think we’re talking past each other but agreeing on the fundamentals. I’m approaching it from the angle of all government positions - absolutely if a progressive candidate has a chance to win any office from dog catcher to president, get them in so they can influence policy. But if they have no chance of winning, it’s just damage control.