• gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    If he’s the DNC nominee, I’ll still vote for him in the general election, but holy fuck am I tired of voting for the candidate that I hate less.

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      1 year ago

      Primary voting makes me feel a bit better. But that just changes it to fuck am I tired of my candidate losing the primary election. But unless you like somebody in the top two the most strategic option is always going to be voting for the candidate you hate the least. First past the post is just a garbage voting system that discourages voting because the most effective voting strategies feel bad.

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      1 year ago

      It’s especially infuriating because the Dems don’t have to do anything to earn votes. All they have to do is be slightly less crazy and anyone who doesn’t want outright facism has no choice but to vote for them, whether they accomplish anything or not.

      ETA: ok, “slightly” in this context is doing a lot of heavy lifting lol, Dems are a lot less crazy!

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        1 year ago

        All they have to do is be slightly less crazy and anyone who doesn’t want outright facism has no choice but to vote for them, whether they accomplish anything or not.

        And what’s worse, they know it. What’s even worse than that is they only have to lose once and are still playing the “well, the other guy is worse you have to vote for us” game. It’s unconscionably dangerous.