• Verdant Banana@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    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

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      28 days ago

      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

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        28 days ago

        Well, you keep doing the same thing over and over again expecting things to change. I won’t.